Kahfi says apartment construction to go on
Kahfi says apartment construction to go on
JAKARTA (JP): The Central Jakarta mayoralty will allow the
developer of the Park Royale apartments on Jl. Gatot Subroto to
continue construction as soon as the problems disturbing people
living nearby are overcome.
Central Jakarta Mayor Abdul Kahfi said that he would announce
the decision to allow resumption of construction after receiving
complete progress reports from the Central Jakarta development
supervision agency.
Kahfi explained that in a preliminary report from the agency
the developer, PT Sari Lembah Hijau, admitted it had failed to
anticipate the impact of the project on the people living in the
surrounding area.
The developer, he said, had given assurances that it would be
more careful in carrying out the project.
"The developer has showed its good intention to solve the
problem and has promised to be more careful in the future," Kahfi
said, adding that his office would ask the developer to sign an
agreement before allowing resumption of the construction.
Residents of the Bendungan Hilir subdistrict in Central
Jakarta raised objections to the construction of the apartment
complex mainly due to the air pollution emanating from the
construction site.
The residents protested to the Central Jakarta mayoralty
office complaining that the construction work was too noisy and
generating excessive air pollution.
They claimed that the dust from the project was polluting the
neighborhood to such an extent that residents were having
difficulty keeping their houses clean.
In response to the protest, the Central Jakarta mayoralty
warned the developer and temporarily banned the developer from
continuing the construction work.
But according to some of the residents the developer has
ignored the warning and is going ahead with the construction.
Rio Tambunan, one of the residents, said that the developer
ignored the warning by continuing the construction work of the
luxurious apartment.
"We intend to file a lawsuit against the developer because the
work has harassed and disturbed us," Rio said. (yns)