Police officers get houses in Tangerang<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Dibyo Widodo
\ninaugurated 310 houses at the police-owned Pondok Daru Permai
\ncomplex at Daru village in Tigaraksa, Tangerang, yesterday.<\/p>\n
In his speech, Dibyo said housing facilities were designed to
\nhelp improve officers' welfare.<\/p>\n
\"If they worry less about their families' needs, such as
\nhousing, then they will be able to concentrate more on
\naccomplishing their duties,\" Dibyo said.<\/p>\n
He said housing was an officer's fundamental need, which had
\nbeen a cause for concern by superiors.<\/p>\n
A reliable source from the City Police Logistics Department
\nwho asked for anonymity said nearly half of Jakarta's 17,000
\npolice personnel were currently living in improper housing.<\/p>\n
The 310 houses inaugurated yesterday were part of 1,095 houses
\nto be built at the 24-hectare Pondok Daru Permai complex in
\nTigaraksa, about a 90-minute drive from Jakarta.<\/p>\n
According to Dibyo, the project, which will cost around Rp 7.5
\nbillion (US$2.9 million), is managed by Yayasan Brata Bhakti
\nPolri, a foundation for retired police officers.<\/p>\n
Of the 310 houses that have been completed, 173 were
\n21-square-meters, 50 were 36-square-meters, 60 were 45-square-
\nmeters, two were 54-square-meters, and 20 were 70-square-meters,
\nin addition to five 20-square-meter shop houses.<\/p>\n
The houses were offered to police officers with a Rp 3 million
\ndiscount off sales prices, which started from as low as Rp 12.5
\nmillion for the smallest house.<\/p>\n
Although many police officers and their families were still
\nliving in shabby homes, the management of Pondok Daru Permai
\nallowed the public to purchase houses there at normal prices.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, 263 houses were still being built, together
\nwith several facilities, including houses of worship, a medical
\ncenter, a sports center and a children's playground.<\/p>\n
Earlier in May, Dibyo inaugurated 490 apartments, worth Rp 17
\nbillion, for police families and single officers in the Kalideres
\nand Jati Petamburan districts of West Jakarta. (cst)<\/p>",
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