Temporary market for 450 traders

JAKARTA (JP): A Rp 1.3 billion (US$394,000) market is currently being built in Menteng Pulo, Central Jakarta, to temporarily accommodate 450 traders from three South Jakarta markets.

South Jakarta's assistant for development administration, Amiruddin Sani Lubis, said the new, 6,000-square-meter, market was for traders from the Ratna, Minangkabau and Kawi markets.

Amiruddin said the Ratna market would be demolished to make way for a road leading to a nearby apartment project, while the Minangkabau and Kawi markets are being moved because most of their traders overflow on to nearby streets and obstruct traffic.

Amiruddin made the remarks after a meeting between mayoralty officials and members of the City Council's Commission B for economic affairs. (ind)