Cilacap – The construction of the Central Java II steam power station (PLTU) in Bunton in Central Java's Cilacap regency has been suspended for the past two weeks due to protests from local residents.

The residents blocked the 3-kilometer road from the district capital to he construction site. They claimed that contractors damaged the village road and refused to repair it, and that no villagers were employed to work on the project.

"This has been going on for a year and the contractor and government have never listened to our complaints. We have suffered very much from the severely damaged road," a resident at a meeting between villagers, contractors and the Cilacap administration at Adipala district hall on Thursday.

Such meetings have been held frequently but have proved fruitless.