Polluted school

I was sad to see the picture entitled Polluted School in The Jakarta Post, Sept. 23, 1994. The caption reveals that the construction of the Taman Rasuna apartments creates pollution.

As far as I am aware, the primary school pupils, who have been transferred to a nearby school, have been deprived of their right to study peacefully. They deserve an environment which is free of dust and noise while they study. Students are an essential part of our national development.

In recent years, we can't have missed reports of land disputes, pollution and other violations due to physical development in the local dailies.

In relation to this matter, it has seemingly become an everyday phenomenon now that the economic powers that be ignore public facilities when they construct new buildings. I had been under the impression that they were leaving educational facilities alone. It seems I was wrong.

WAHYUNI RIZKIANA KAMAH

Jakarta