Menteng Pulo graves relocated

Menteng Pulo graves relocated

JAKARTA: Some 415 Christian graves in the Menteng Pulo cemetery
Block AA I and II, along the roadside of Jl. Casablanca in South
Jakarta, will be relocated to Kampong Kandang and Pondok Rangon
cemeteries next month.

The City Cemetery Agency head, Hariono Seno said on Monday
that people could also relocate their family members' graves to
other parts of the Menteng Pulo cemetery that were not affected
by the city administration's grave rearrangement project.

He did not elaborate about the rearrangement project. But the
graves that are located along the roadside of Jl. Casablanca, is
part of the golden triangle in South Jakarta.

He said that the relocation would commence from Aug. 21.
But if the grave owners wanted the graves relocated before that
date the city cemetry agency will cooperate.

Grave owners can register for the relocation to the Menteng
Pulo Cemetry office from Aug. 5 to Aug. 18, every working day and
they will be provided with the services for free.--Antara