Mall construction continues

TANGERANG: The construction of Metropolitan mall in Modernland housing estate on Jl. Sudirman in Cikokol subdistrict continues although developer PT Modernland Realty has not obtained permits yet from the Municipal Permit and Capital Investment Office (KPPM).

Dozens of workers were seen busily working on the construction site on Monday morning.

The municipal Public Order Office closed the mall site last Friday due to the developer's failure to produce a building permit from KPPM.

KPPM chief Dafyar Eliadi said that KPPM would hold a meeting with Mayor M. Thamrin and all agency chiefs on Thursday to decide measures to be taken against the developer for violation of bylaw No. 7/2001 on building permits.

"We know PT Modernland has ignored the bylaw, that is all I can say," he told the media, adding that if the mall construction was proven to have violated bylaws, the permit would not be issued.

Wayan Satia of PT Modern Realty who is responsible for the project construction could not be reached for comment. He was out of office, according to Iskak Effendi, a security officer and Agung, a receptionist at Modernland.--JP