Tanah Kusir park rehabilitated
<p>Tanah Kusir park rehabilitated</p><p> JAKARTA (JP): A newly rehabilitated public park in Tanah
Kusir, South Jakarta, will be handed over on Saturday to the
Jakarta administration and the people living in the neighborhood.</p><p>Josephine Satyono, an officer from the General Electric Elfun
Society Indonesia, which initiated the rehabilitation, said the
facilities included a play ground for children and a jogging
track around the park.</p><p>Undertaken in cooperation with the City Parks Agency, the
rehabilitation, which started last month, involved many
volunteers, school students and people from the surrounding area,
she said.</p><p>According to Josephine, the 3,600-square-meter park was owned
by the City Parks Agency, and was initially part of the city's
bank of green spaces. However, the park's trees had been felled
as the city administration planned to construct a flyover in the
area a couple of years ago.</p><p>The flyover construction project was then halted, leaving the
park neglected. (04)</p>
Kusir, South Jakarta, will be handed over on Saturday to the
Jakarta administration and the people living in the neighborhood.</p><p>Josephine Satyono, an officer from the General Electric Elfun
Society Indonesia, which initiated the rehabilitation, said the
facilities included a play ground for children and a jogging
track around the park.</p><p>Undertaken in cooperation with the City Parks Agency, the
rehabilitation, which started last month, involved many
volunteers, school students and people from the surrounding area,
she said.</p><p>According to Josephine, the 3,600-square-meter park was owned
by the City Parks Agency, and was initially part of the city's
bank of green spaces. However, the park's trees had been felled
as the city administration planned to construct a flyover in the
area a couple of years ago.</p><p>The flyover construction project was then halted, leaving the
park neglected. (04)</p>