Works to disrupt water supply

JAKARTA: City's two tap water companies announced over the weekend that some areas in the capital would experience water supply disruption, due to scheduled repairs and the installation of new pipes.

PT Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ) said that it would repair the Pasar Rebo booster pump in East Jakarta on Sept. 9 and Sept. 10 starting at 10 a.m. and water supplies would be disrupted in Cawang subdistrict, Cililitan, Halim and other surrounding areas.

New pipe installation will occur near Jl. Pegangsaan Dua, Central Jakarta, on Sept. 12 at 8 p.m., to 4 a.m. on Sept. 13 and will also disrupt the water supply of customers in Pegangsaan Dua subdistrict.

Meanwhile, PT Palyja -- which supplies water for the western part of the city -- said that the company will repair a 600-meter pipe on Jl. Menteng Prapatan, Central Jakarta, starting 8 a.m. on Monday until 9 a.m. on Tuesday.

The work will disrupt the water supply of customers living on Jl. Cikini, Jl. Medan Merdeka, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda, Jl. Hayam Wuruk and their immediate surroundings. -- JP

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Bulungan Complex for sports, arts

JAKARTA: Head of the City Sports and Youth Agency, Yudhi Suyoto, asserted over the weekend that the Bulungan Youth Sports Complex in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, will not be open to outside business activities.

"The complex will only provide facilities for sports and arts. There won't be any business activities here," he said, responding to the city administration's plan to renovate the complex this week.

Yudhi refuted rumors that the administration has cooperated with Klub Sejuta Foundation to manage the complex after the renovations.

The administration has planned to self-finance the complex's operational costs by opening a minimarket, a beauty parlor and a boutique in the complex. It has become one of the most popular places to hang-out for high school students.

Yudhi said that the Sejuta Foundation -- which has used part of the complex for youth activities -- would need to renew their contract in March 2004 instead of the original 2006.

"And we won't lease rooms for business," he added. -- JP