VANISHING VILLAGE

AN aerial view of Kedungglatik hamlet, which will be submerged for the Jragung Dam, a national strategic project (PSN), in Candirejo Village, Semarang Regency, Central Java, Wednesday, July 31. The Ministry of Public Works and Housing (PUPR) has granted 18.6 hectares of land to the Semarang Regency Government for relocation and provided 82 earthquake-resistant panel houses to 117 families in Kedungglatik affected by the project, who have also received a total compensation of Rp31.978 billion (around US$1.9 million). ANTARA/Aji Styawan