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        "id": 1257405,
        "msgid": "councils-reject-aid-for-house-repairs-1447893297",
        "date": "2002-05-29 00:00:00",
        "title": "Councils reject aid for house repairs",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Councils reject aid for house repairs The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The councils of three subdistricts here have rejected city administration aid for the repair of houses damaged by the recent floods. The councils of Kampung Melayu and Bidara Cina in East Jakarta and Bangka in South Jakarta, turned down the aid because it was too little, head of the Jakarta Housing Agency Bahri Anuar said on Tuesday.",
        "content": "<p>Councils reject aid for house repairs<\/p>\n<p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n<p>The councils of three subdistricts here have rejected city<br>\nadministration aid for the repair of houses damaged by the recent<br>\nfloods.<\/p>\n<p>The councils of Kampung Melayu and Bidara Cina in East Jakarta<br>\nand Bangka in South Jakarta, turned down the aid because it was<br>\ntoo little, head of the Jakarta Housing Agency Bahri Anuar said<br>\non Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>More than 1,000 houses in the three subdistricts were damaged<br>\nby massive floods in February, but the city only provided funds<br>\nfor the renovation of half the number.<\/p>\n<p>\"The councils decided to reject the aid to avoid disputes<br>\namong residents,\" Bahri told reporters at City Hall.<\/p>\n<p>The subdistrict council claimed that there were 700 damaged<br>\nhouses in Kampung Melayu, but the administration only allocated<br>\nfunds for the renovation of 250 houses. In Bidara Cina, there<br>\nwere 500 damaged houses while the fund allocated was only for 75<br>\nhouses. In Bangka, the administration only allocated funds for<br>\nnine houses even though 79 houses were damaged.<\/p>\n<p>Bahri said hundreds of residents were not eligible to receive<br>\naid because their houses were not badly damaged or were located<br>\non the riverbanks.<\/p>\n<p>The city administration had allocated more than Rp 10 billion<br>\nfor the renovation of 4,171 damaged houses, with each to receive<br>\nRp 2.5 million for the renovation. Four hundred thousand rupiah<br>\nwas to be deducted in tax and design fees.<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Mukhayar of the Justice Party criticized the<br>\nadministration for failing to properly implement the program.<\/p>\n<p>He also revealed irregularities in the program as there were<br>\nhouses that were only slightly damaged, costing only about Rp 1<br>\nmillion to repair.<\/p>\n<p>\"But the owners of the houses were asked to sign a receipt<br>\nacknowledging that they received Rp 2.1 million for the<br>\nrenovation,\" he said.<\/p>",
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