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Senen Market traders must empty parking areas: Developer
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Traders of blocks I and II of Senen Market in Central Jakarta sell their merchandise in front of the gutted market block on Feb. 1. (JP/Winda A. Charmila)
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roperty developer PT Jaya Real Property has asked traders of Senen Market, which was severely damaged in a fire earlier this year, to move their kiosks from the parking areas by next week, according to the market’s superintendent.
Traders have set up temporary stalls in the parking areas as well as on a nearby street after more than 1,000 of them located in block I and II were gutted by a massive fire on Jan. 19. Firefighters worked for more than 24 hours to extinguish the blaze.
Edi Santoso, Senen Market superintendent from PT Jaya Real Property, said the developer made its decision despite protests from traders who had demanded an extra week to clear to parking lots, because the latter failed to attend a meeting to discuss the matter held on Wednesday.
“They were not present during a discussion with [PT Jaya Real Property], which was supervised by the Senen district head, the police chief and the district military commander,” Edi said as quoted by wartakota.tribunnews.com.
He claimed that some 80 percent of traders had agreed to move to temporary kiosks measuring around 1.5 square meters, located on the second floor of Block V.
Senen Market will be rebuilt this month. (kkk)
