Kotabaru, South Kalimantan (ANTARA) - Speaker of Kotabaru DPRD, South Kalimantan, Suwanti said that it is prohibited to build a building on riverbank as it violates the Regional Rule (Perda) No. 5 of 2014.
She informed that she had received an incoming letter related to this matter and would follow up with her fellow DPRD members.
"What happens next, we will wait for the results of the meeting which will be held according to the letter received," she said in Kotabaru, Monday.
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Suwanti has not provided a detailed explaination regarding buildings on riverbanks. The DPRD members will sit together to discuss whether sanctions will be applied according to regional regulation.
As a supervisory body, it will usually provide understanding first.
"We will provide socialization to see if some people do not know about the local regulation concerning building on riverbank," she explained.
"For those who did it (built) what are the sanctions? What will be the form of handling? And for those who did not, we will socialize this regulation. Yes, it is not allowed (to build on riverbank)," she said.
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