Not all homes to be rebuilt

Not all homes to be rebuilt

JAKARTA (JP): Some fire victims in Sawah Besar, Central
Jakarta, will not be allowed to rebuild their homes as the
buildings were on river banks, a city official said yesterday.

The mayoralty's public relations officer, M. Yanis, said some
fire victims had received compensation for a river-widening
project before the fire occurred.

"The rest will soon receive compensation," Yanis said of the
victims of a Sunday fire on Jl. Bumi Rahayu in the Mangga Dua
Selatan subdistrict.

Because former homeowners in part of the razed area had been
living in a designated business area, he said, they should
acquire permits before rebuilding. "None of them had building
permits," he said.

Those who had no where to go, he said, could stay in tents
provided by the Indonesian Red Cross for another two weeks.

A 60-year-old woman died and 2,180 people became homeless when
the fire gutted 217 homes.

Yanis said 465 families had to make way for the Ciliwung
river-widening project, while 405 families, including some fire
victims, had already received compensation. (anr)