Residents demand compensation

Residents demand compensation

Residents of Penjaringan area in North Jakarta asked the
administration to give a better compensation rate following a
plan to appropriate their plots of land to build a toll road.

"The current compensation offered to us is not enough to build
new homes," said Johanes, one of the residents, during a protest
at the North Jakarta administration's office.

The government proposed an offer of Rp 550,000 (US$260) per
square meter plus an additional 25-percent for buildings.

Johanes said that the residents are prepared to discuss the
rate with the project coordinator after they agreed to lower
their initial requirement of Rp 1.5 million per square meter.
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