Thursday 9 April 2015

City urged to start preparing - The Jakarta Post:

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/04/09/city-urged-start-preparing-water-operation-takeover.html  "City urged to start preparing  water operation takeover Corry Elyda, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Jakarta | Thu, April 09 2015, 7:43 AM  Jakarta News Experts and activists concerned with water privatization have urged the city administration and central government to prepare to take over water operations in the capital, despite the legal dispute not being completely resolved.UN secretary-general advisory board member on water and sanitation David Boys said in a discussion on water on Wednesday that many aspects could be prepared by the city administration to take over water operations while waiting for the legal dispute to end. “It takes years to prepare, so the city government needs to prepare immediately,” he said. 
The Central Jakarta District Court has annulled a cooperation agreement between city owned water operator PAM Jaya and two private firms — PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) and PT Aetra Air Jakarta (Aetra), ordering the city administration to return water operations to PAM Jaya. "