Jakarta – Jakarta Park and Cemetery Agency chief Catharina Suryowati says her agency has faced problems in its efforts to close gas stations belonged to the military [TNI], sites it hoped to turn into green space.

"[The military] has consistently requested that we provide a replacement location first before we can tear down their gas stations. This takes time and extra effort for us," Catharina said Monday as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.

To date, the agency has closed 27 gas stations throughout the capital and is in the process of making them into green and public spaces. The area previously occupied by the 27 gas stations would constitute 4 percent of Jakarta's total green space.

Jakarta administration plans to increase the area of green space to around 30 percent of the Jakarta area. This plan was made among the administration's efforts to conserve the environment and prevent global warming.