ABRI starts civic mission next month

ABRI starts civic mission next month

JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces (ABRI) will bring its civic
mission, more popularly known as ABRI Masuk Desa (AMD), to help
with the development in Indonesia's poorest villages.

Maj. Gen. Wiyoto, an assistant to Army chief on planning
affairs, told reporters yesterday that ABRI would launch its 46th
rural development program next month.

Sixty percent of the activity would be devoted towards
building social projects in poor villages, he said.

"This policy is aimed at stimulating the economic growth in
villages and giving people access to modern infrastructure," he
said.

Citing examples, he said ABRI would build 55 kilometers of
roads linking two remote areas in Sambas regency, West
Kalimantan, rehabilitate 65 bridges in Kalimantan, Sulawesi and
Irian Jaya, and build five bridges in Purwakarta, West Java.

The troopers will also build mosques, churches and schools in
the targeted areas. (rms)