City to rebuild 17 school buildings

City to rebuild 17 school buildings

JAKARTA (JP): The city administration plans to renew 17 city- owned elementary school buildings throughout its jurisdiction in the near future.

An assistant of the city secretary, Prawoto Danoemihardjo, said on Saturday that the schools needed total renovation due to their poor condition. "They are no longer appropriate to be used as schools," he said.

"The buildings will be demolished and new buildings will be built on the locations," Prawoto said.

Prawoto said that the students will be relocated to nearby schools so they can continue studying until the construction activities are completed.

He said that the project will be financed by the city budget and the city administration will hold a meeting with the city council to discuss that. "The project costs have yet to be calculated," he said, refusing to say when the project will start.

The city council approved the project earlier this year.

The school buildings to be renovated are SDN Kramat on Jl. Kramat Sentiong, SDN Johar Baru on Jl. Percetakan Negara and SDN Tanah Tinggi on Jl. Tanah Tinggi in Central Jakarta. Seven schools including SDN Rambutan on Jl. SD Inpres Rambutan, SDN Batu Ampar on Jl. Raya Bogor and SDN Makasar on Jl. Kerja Bakti, East Jakarta, and SDN Kapuk Muara on Jl. Raya Kapuk Kamal and SDN Rawa Badak in Kodja, North Jakarta.

West Jakarta's SDN Jelambar Baru on Jl. Jelambar Barat III and SDN Semanan on Jl. Semanan Kalideres will also be refurbished, while in South Jakarta only SDN Lenteng Agung will be renovated, he said. (yns)