Bogor builds 300 latrines

BOGOR (JP): Bogor regency administration is building 300 family latrines and 300 house floors in nine villages of three districts.

The week-long program, which started Tuesday, is being carried out in cooperation with four Moslem traditional boarding schools (Santri Raksa Desa). The cost is Rp 130 million (US$54,167) and the funds were provided by the regency administration and donations from the general public.

Many villagers do not have latrines in their houses so they use the drainage systems for this purpose.

"But since housing complexes were built the drainage systems have been buried so now they go to the nearby waterways for nature's calls," said the head of the neighborhood unit.

"We are happy the program provides latrines," said Gunawan, the neighborhood leader.

According to the head of the Bogor Health Ministry Office, Aisyah Wan Granie, it was the fourth project carried out under the Santri Raksa Desa.

"We have built 2,102 latrines in the three previous programs," Aisyah said. (13/24)