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Army to build low-cost apartments in cities
The Indonesian Army plans to build more low-cost apartments to resolve its personnels’ housing shortage
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The Indonesian Army plans to build more low-cost apartments to resolve its personnels’ housing shortage.
The Army Chief of Staff’s deputy assistant for Logistics Brig. Gen. Christian Zebua said Thursday that his office would prioritize constructing low-cost apartments in big cities due to difficulties finding cheap houses.
“We expect active officers to have appropriate places to stay.
“So far, there are many who rent houses or even sleep at the office,” Christian said as quoted by Antara.
He said the supply shortage was caused by the occupation of retired servicemen who stayed at the housing facilities they were provided during their active years.
Christian said about 60 percent of houses were occupied by retired officers and their families.
This condition has sparked conflict because new active officers need accommodation for their duty.
A recent case involves a planned eviction to several veteran families who reside in 66 housing facilities on Jl. Cililitan Besar, East Jakarta.
The Army plans to use the houses for its active servicemen.
The ongoing process has produced protests from retired officers and their families who claim they deserve to stay at their current accommodation, as stipulated in the 1963 gubernatorial letter.
To negotiate with residents, eviction executor, the Directorate of Transportation and Army Supplies (Ditbekangad), invited owners of the 66 houses for dialogue at its office in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, on Thursday.
Also present during the discussion were retired officers and their families from another state-owned housing complex, BS Cililitan.
One house owner Arif Widiartoyo said that Ditbekangad would collect data on the number of state-owned houses occupied by retired officers and their families.
“Some houses, in fact, are occupied by people from outside the military.
“They rent or buy the houses for cheap prices,” Arif said.
He added that Ditbekangad would likely offer children on low incomes of late retired officers extensions on living at the houses.
“But Ditbekangad will continue evicting economically advantaged retired officers and their families from the complex.”
