North Jakarta Mayor, Husein Murad, conducted a groundbreaking of dhuafa homes construction in RT 12/02 Kebon Bawang Urban Village, Tanjung Priok. It is a bedah rumah (house renovation) program held by the Muslim Charitable Donations Board (Bazis).

Bedah rumah program is dedicated for poor people

According to him, totally there will be 31 homes in North Jakarta renovated through bedah rumah program. It is carried out through ZIS funds last year around Rp 18.6 billion.

"Bedah rumah program is dedicated for poor people. Next year it is hoped able to make 62 homes," he stated, Wednesday (2/28).

North Jakarta Bazis Head, Hari Agusti Hiayayat explained, the process of selecting homes that will be renovated on the basis of self-owned criteria, must be free from disputes and the owner is active in the community.

"We'll spend Rp 2 million to realize it. The maximum area to be built is 30 square meters," he expressed.

Currently, his party has recorded 27 out of 31 homes that will be renovated in North Jakarta. From that number, 9 out of them have been demolished and will soon be done development.

"As the first stage, nine homes that are ready here. They are located in Tanjung Priok Sub-district, Penjaringan Sub-district and Pademangan Sub-district," he said.