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ANTARA :: Aceh-Nias BRR to hand assets worth Rp500 billion to Nias district govt

ANTARA :: Aceh-Nias BRR to hand assets worth Rp500 billion to Nias district govt

Medan, W Java (ANTARA News) - The Aceh and Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR) and eight donor agencies will hand reconstruction assets worth Rp500.367 billion to the Nias and South Nias district administrations in North Sumatra province and four central government institutions.

The head of the BRR office in Nias, William P. Sabandar, said in a statement made available here on Monday, the assets would be handed at a function to be held in Gunung Sitoli, Nias, on Friday.

"All the assets are in ready-to-function condition and are part of the BRR`s commitment to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Nias following the quake that hit the region three years ago," he said.

Among the BRR`s partners in the rehabilitation and reconstruction work were United Nations Development Program (UNDP), International Labor Organization (ILO), United Nations Children`s Fund (Unicef), World Vision Indonesia (WVI), The Johanniter, Mercy Malaysia and Hallcrow.

The cooperation and facilitating work carried out by BRR during the reconstruction in Nias along with 25 donor countries and more than 80 international and national donor institutions for the past three years had brought real results both in mitigatting the people`s plight following the disaster and laid a better foundation for development in Nias and South Nias," he said.

In a bid to encourage long-term commitment to sustainable development, on the handing over ceremony BRR Nias would also invite donor countries and institutions to observe directly the progress of the reconstruction and rehabilitation works.

He added the assets` handing this week would be the third, adding the total assets ready to be used had a total value of Rp1 trillion.

The total asset, he added, did not include assistance channeled directly to the people, including health, education and housing units.

Home Affairs Minister Mardiyanto and Trade Minister Mari Elka Pengestu would attend the ceremony and symbolically had the building housing the Nias district chief`s office and the Ya`ahowu modern marker to the Nias district administration.

The function would be led by the head of the Aceh-Nias BRR Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, he added.(*)

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PubDate: 05/12/08 22:01

posted by BRR Perwakilan Nias @ 9:40 AM