Rp 28.9b for school renovation

Rp 28.9b for school renovation

JAKARTA (JP): The Chief of the Municipal Education and Culture Office, Soeparmo, announced over the weekend that the city administration has increased its budget to renovate primary school buildings in Jakarta from Rp 5 billion (US$2.2 million) to Rp 28.9 billion this year.

Soeparmo said at least 581 primary school buildings in Jakarta are in a very bad shape, with 60 of them near collapse.

He said the office needs around Rp 113 billion to renovate all of the buildings.

He said 500 of the damaged school buildings are located in areas which are prone to floods.

Soeparmo said the office will relocate every school building inundated by seasonal floods, such as the primary school in Kedoya, West Jakarta, and another one in Semper, North Jakarta. (mas)