Meeting ends residents' protest

Meeting ends residents' protest

DEPOK, Bogor: A meeting on Monday between residents of
Kedawung village in Sawangan, Depok, and the management of PT
Giga Intrax, a supplier of liquid petroleum gas, ended a one-week
protest by local residents.

The protest was triggered by a gas leak from the company's gas
depot in the village last week. The smell of the leaking gas
terrified the residents, who commandeered two gas tankers that
were headed towards the PT. Giga Intrax plant.

At the meeting, the residents demanded that the plant provide
safety equipment, such as fire extinguishers, around the depot,
which is located near a residential area.

In addition, they urged the plant to participate in keeping
both the depot and the residential area safe, and to also employ
local residents as up to 60 percent of its labor force.

Heru Waluyo, a representative of the plant's management board,
said that management would forward the demands to company
headquarters.

"We do not have any authority to decide whether or not we can
meet the residents' demands," he said, as reported by
www.detik.com.--JP