Salemba vendors to be evicted

JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta administration will evict hundreds of street vendors from Jl. Kramat Raya and Jl. Salemba soon after the Idul Fitri holiday.

The administration officials have informed the vendors about the plan and advised them to move, the city administration's official news portal Beritajakarta.com reported on Thursday.

The locations are close to Saint Carolus hospital, Central Jakarta Police station, the University of Indonesia campus and another university run by the Indonesian Administration Foundation (YAI).

The eviction is held in connection with the administration's plan to construct footpaths along the two streets.

The City Parks Agency has allocated Rp 2 billion (US$222,222) for the project, which is expected to be completed at the end of this year. The width of the footpaths in the areas ranges from two meters to four meters. -- JP