514 Students in Seribu Islands Enjoy Free Boat Service

As reported before, Seribu Islands Education Sub-dept. would realize free transportation service "boat" for the students in Seribu Islands. No wonder, around 514 students seemed enjoy it.

Those (students) who live in the mess will be served on Monday morning and picked up to go home on Friday afternoon

"Of 514 students, 109 out of them use the boat to shuttle from Pramuka Island toward Kelapa Island," expressed Ade Yulia Narun, Head of Seribu Islands Education Sub-dept., Saturday (2/1).

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Yulia added 10 taxi boats are rented to serve students heading to Panggang Island, Payung Island and Kelapa Island toward Pramuka Island or vice versa.

"Those (students) who live in the mess will be served on Monday morning and picked up to go home on Friday afternoon," he explained.

According to her, the policy is taken to smoothen the learning and teaching activities in schools, considering the school boat belongs to Transportation Dept. has not been operated.

"We hope it can be operated and used as an educational tourist boat," she hoped.