Vendors oppose market plan

Vendors oppose market plan

TANGERANG: Hundreds of vendors in Curug market, Tangerang
regency, staged a rally on Wednesday at the regency council
building in Tigaraksa, demanding the administration not to
rebuild Curug market.

The vendors urged Council Commission B overseeing economic
affairs to reject developer PT Bangun Bina Prima Sarana's plan to
rebuild the market, as they considered the old market as below
standard.

"The old market did not have a dump site or parking lot, and
the electrical installation was so poor that it could easily
spark a fire and burn down the market," said Andi Suhandi, head
of the Curug district community group.

Fire razed the Curug market on March 17, destroying some 700
kiosks and causing material losses of over Rp 20 billion (US$2.35
million).

Mulyana, a Curug vendor, said that since the vendors were
temporarily relocated to a soccer field nearby, they had lost
their customers.

Councillor Suryadi said the council recommended the
developer's plan to rebuild Curug market as a response to
pressure from the Curug Market Traders Union and Market
Cooperatives. -- JP