Review of Pantai Kapuk urged

Review of Pantai Kapuk urged

JAKARTA (JP): A legislator has urged the government to review the environmental impact analysis on the construction of a luxury housing complex at Pantai Indah Kapuk, a coastal area in West Jakarta.

"Even by casual observations it is obvious that the analysis on the luxury housing complex has not been properly carried out," Ismunandar, deputy chairman of City Council told Antara on Monday.

He pointed out that the Soedjatmo toll road has often been inundated during heavy rains and the mangrove forests there have been destroyed because of the construction of the housing complex.

Ismunandar reiterated that the analysis for the construction of the housing complex should be reevaluated by experts appointed by the government.

"The developer must bear all costs needed for the reevaluation work," he said. (bas)