Land reclamation causes floods

Land reclamation causes floods

JAKARTA (JP): The City Council urged the governor yesterday to put a halt to PT Cakra Bina Lestari's reclamation project in Cengkareng Barat, West Jakarta, which is causing floods in a nearby housing complex.

The City Council's Commission D, which is in charge of development affairs, said PT Cakra Bina Lestari, a real estate developer, has caused floods in the Rawa Bengkel, Pulo Bambu Larangan and Bengkulak sub-districts.

Area residents told the commission that the developer neglected to build water ducts which could have protected the surrounding areas. The residents added that their areas had never been inundated by water until the project, designed to reclaim 58 hectares of swampland for Palm View Garden real estate, was initiated.

The commission stated that the governor should review the appropriation permit issued for the developer. (yns)