Perumka orders builders off land

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The provincial office of the Ministry of Communications has told developers of shops on land belonging to state-owned railway company Perumka to stop their activities.

"The public should report to Perumka if they see shops being developed on the company's property," Ahmad Usman Duni, head of the office, was quoted by Antara as saying here on Wednesday.

He said 49 permanent shops were reportedly being built by developers on a plot of Perumka land located in the town of Samalanga. The railway tracks and the sleepers were dismantled and sold, he said.

According to a resident of Samalanga, the sleepers were sold for Rp 20,000 per piece.

Residents said the 49 permanent four-by-six-meter shops were offered for Rp 15 million each. There were also 39 illegal buildings along the railway tracks. (edt)