Land row not to delay renovation

Land row not to delay renovation

JAKARTA (JP): The City Council's Chairman of Commission E, which oversees public welfare, said on Thursday a developer should continue renovating state junior high school SMP 43 despite a land dispute.

"The developer should continue the renovation work of the school as soon as possible. The land dispute between the city authorities and M. Matun, the former head of the Mampang Prapatan subdistrict, should not disrupt the learning process," Atje Muljadi said.

M. Matun claims that the school is built on his land and erected a fence around it.

"The land belongs to the city administration as M. Matun couldn't even show the land certificate to the officials who asked him about it," South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko said.

On Tuesday, H. Prawoto S. Danoemihardjo, an assistant at city development affairs, said the order for the demolition of the fence would be issued this month.

"The south Jakarta mayor has ordered the demolition of the fence, but every time we demolished it, M. Atun and his men build it again," Atje said.

The renovation, which will costs Rp 1.5 billion (US$ 681,818), has been delayed for 14 months. (31)