BOA to start work next month, says official<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The government hopes the Aceh Authority Body (BOA), overseeing
\nthe reconstruction and rehabilitation of Aceh, will be
\noperational by March 26, presidential spokesman Andi Malarangeng
\nsays.<\/p>\n
\"The BOA's operation will end Bakornas PBP's responsibilities
\nin the emergency response required for the disaster-affected
\nareas. Therefore, concerns regarding an overlap between the two
\nbodies should cease,\" he said on Wednesday in a discussion on the
\ndevelopment of Aceh's reconstruction, referring to the National
\nDisaster Management and Refugees Coordination Board, which is now
\nchaired by Vice President Jusuf Kalla.<\/p>\n
Andi explained the organizational structure of the BOA was
\nstill being formulated, including the composition of its
\nmembership, its jurisdiction, legislation and coordination with
\nexisting bodies. In consideration of Aceh's unique cultural and
\nsocial makeup, BOA members will include local administration
\nofficials as well as informal leaders of the Acehnese community.<\/p>\n
\"The principle behind the BOA's formation derived from the
\nneed for an effective organization that focuses on the
\nreconstruction of Aceh, which might take up to ten years
\naccording to the Agency for the Assessment and Application of
\nTechnology (BPPT).<\/p>\n
\"The BOA's operation will also help the ministers currently
\nresponsible for Aceh to concentrate on a wide range of national
\nproblems,\" Andi said.<\/p>\n
He added that the BOA would only be operational for about two
\nto four years, or until Aceh's currently paralyzed provincial
\nadministration is able to take over.<\/p>\n
Aceh was the area worst-affected by the Dec 26 tsunamis.
\nAccording to Farhan, the disaster destroyed about 10 to 20
\npercent of the province and reconstruction work there could cost
\nup to US$4 billion. The government has said that the emergency
\nsituation in Aceh is over, and that rehabilitation and
\nreconstruction work can soon start.<\/p>\n
Legislator Akhmad Farhan said the operation of the BOA could
\nprovide the government with an opportunity to reconcile with
\nAcehnese insurgents. The province has been locked in a decades-
\nlong conflict between the Indonesian Military and the Free Aceh
\nMovement (GAM), which has sought sovereignty for the resource-
\nrich province.<\/p>\n
\"Such an opportunity, therefore, raises the need to appoint
\nthe right members and to place the social aspects (of the
\nreconstruction work) above those of the bureaucracy,\" he said.
\n(005)<\/p>",
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