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Flood-affected retailers demand compensation
As businesses suffer massive losses from the floods that struck the capital city over the New Year, some retailers have asked for compensation from the Jakarta administration
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The entrance of Taman Anggrek Mall in West Jakarta looks quiet on Monday, as the mall remained close after suffering an almost two-week power black out caused by massive flooding over the New Year. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
T
he famous large LED screens that blanket the façade of Taman Anggrek Mall in West Jakarta have not greeted visitors and passersby for nearly two weeks as the upscale mall has endured a blackout ever since massive flooding struck the capital city over New Year, forcing management to shut down operations.
Electricity returned to the mall on Monday afternoon, the first time since it was turned off on Jan 1 after the severe flooding soaked the power generator supplying electricity to the mall.
However, the mall, which was built in 1996 and once held the title as South Asia’s largest mall, has not yet reopened.
A worker at the building who preferred not to be named said the mall management had closed off public access to the mall until they decided to re-open it “in the near future”, the worker said without specifying a date.
The worker continued that mall and tenant employees were permitted to enter the mall to clean up the building after over 10 days of being unoccupied, as well as to salvage their stock.
Meanwhile, mall management declined to comment and security personnel did not allow journalists to enter the mall compound.
On Monday, the mall was quiet with no visitors and without the lines of taxi that normally queue near the lobby entrance. Inside, workers and shop employees going back and forth was the only activity visible within the usually packed mall.
