Uninhabitable House Renovation Program In Surabaya Realized 623 Units Throughout 2021

Deputy Mayor of Surabaya Armuji/PHOTO VIA ANTARA

SURABAYA - The program to repair uninhabitable houses (Rutilahu) or house renovations in the City of Surabaya, East Java, has realized 623 units in the 2021 fiscal year.

"Later in 2022, it will increase to 800 houses," said Deputy Mayor of Surabaya Armuji when visiting two house renovation beneficiaries in Dinoyo Buntuh, Keputran Village, Tegalsari District, Surabaya, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, November 30.

According to him, the budget for the Rutilahu repair program has been included in the 2022 Surabaya City Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) which was ratified on Wednesday, November 10.

Armuji explained that the legal umbrella for the implementation of this house renovation is Surabaya Mayor Regulation (Perwali) Number 6 of 2019 concerning Social Rehabilitation of Uninhabitable Houses in the City of Surabaya.

Article 2 of the Perwali states that the purpose of rutilahu social rehabilitation is to restore social function and improve the quality of housing for the poor, through improving the condition of the house to become a livable, healthy and safe house.

Whereas in article 4 paragraph (a) it is explained, the criteria for the benefits of routine social rehabilitation activities are the poor as evidenced by entering the data on the poor in the city of Surabaya. In paragraph (b) it is stated, having a poor certificate from the kelurahan.

Armuji, accompanied by representatives from the Social Service, the Head of the Tegalsari District and the Head of the Keputran Village, visited the two beneficiaries of the house renovation in Dinoyo Buntu on behalf of Marifiati Ningsih and Bambang Wijono.

During his visit, Armuji said that the Rutilahu repair program could absorb workers from the surrounding population.

"Imagine if one house requires two handymen and two assistants, so there will be 3,200 workers that can be absorbed," he said.

In addition, Armuji also looked at the condition of the house and provided packaged rice for the artisans who worked to repair the house.

Armuji emphasized that the implementation of the repairs to Rutilahu could be carried out in no more than 19 days so that residents would not find it difficult to live in relatives' homes or boarding houses.