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Govt to tear down 250 illegal villas in Puncak
BOGOR: State Minister for the Environment Rachmat Witoelar said Monday the government would demolish 250 illegal villas in Puncak, West Java, to restore the area as a conservation zone
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OGOR: State Minister for the Environment Rachmat Witoelar said Monday the government would demolish 250 illegal villas in Puncak, West Java, to restore the area as a conservation zone.
The villas, from a total of 5,000 villas in Puncak, were built without permission on protected forest area located 300 meters above sea level.
"I don't care if the villas belong to high-ranking officials. If we find any built without permits, we will tear them down," Rachmat said.
"We will reforest the area to bring return it to its function as a conservation zone."
