Police's assistant program ends

Police's assistant program ends

JAKARTA (JP): About 50 house foundations were laid and
hundreds of people received free medical treatment during the
police's two-week civic mission which ended yesterday.

The second Bhakti Bhayangkara Jaya program also saw police and
locals pour 1,000 meters of concrete alleys and renovate public
toilets, houses of worship, local administration offices,
security centers and other buildings.

The program cost about Rp 400 million (US$166,666).

The Dharmais hospital provided free health care under the
program, including harelip operations for 20 people, cataract
surgery for nine people and circumcisions for 80 children.

City Police Chief Maj. Gen. Hamami Nata marked the end of the
program by checking the improvements in Cakung, East Jakarta.

Hamami said the program proved that community spirit and
police and community cooperation was alive and well.

"Both the residents and police officers worked shoulder-to-
shoulder on the projects," Hamami said.

Hundreds of police joined the program in eight areas in
Jakarta, Tangerang, Depok and Bekasi.

The first program in November cost about Rp 100 million. (04)