Residents Of Tegalsari Fire Victims Receive Home Improvements And Capital Making Business

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SURABAYA - The Surabaya City Government together with the National Amil Zakat Agency (Baznas) and the Regional Drinking Water Company (PDAM) built dozens of houses for fire victims on Jalan Kedondong Kidul II, Tegalsari Village, Surabaya.

Surabaya Mayor Eri Cahyadi in his written statement said that apart from home, latrines were also built, business capital was given, and provided temporary boarding fees to 15 families affected by the fire.

"Through the assistance that was handed over to the victims of the fire, it could not be separated from the role of the state civil apparatus (ASN) in the Surabaya City Government. This is because ASNs who have distributed their zakat to Baznas Surabaya will immediately be used to help people in the City of Heroes," said Eri.

When handing over aid and visiting the fire victims on Friday, December 30, Mayor Eri did not expect that the mutual cooperation and crowds of the residents of Jalan Kedondong Kidul II were very large.

According to him, the head of the local RT also raised donations to help the land owner who was used as a boarding house. For this reason, Cak Eri, Eri's nickname, Eri Cahyadi, asked the land owner not to increase the rental price, because he had received assistance in the process of building his boarding house.

He said the local residents who carried out the construction work, because when there was a donation, the residents were working on it. "Incidentally, there are residents here who (profess) are builders and cool workers," he said.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Surabaya City Baznas, Moch Hamzah, said that after the fire disaster, Tegalsari District, Surabaya City immediately collected data on fire victims and submitted them to Baznas.

The assistance provided includes the construction of four houses worth IDR 30 million per unit, two latrines, provision of temporary boarding fees to 15 families, business capital to 10 people worth IDR 2 million per person, and working capital in the form of a group for six affected people.

According to him, there were four houses owned by individuals that were repaired, each house worth Rp. 30 million. Then, there were 15 families (KK) who were temporarily evacuated and rented out for a boarding house for one month while repairing their houses (donations) to build new boarding houses.

"While walking, we provide business capital for his wife, approximately 14 people we provide business capital for," said Hamzah.

In addition to providing business capital, he said, his party also provided working equipment capital in the form of hard-working equipment. It is also given to boarding house residents who are victims of the fire.

"The owner of this rented land has 12 families, we are all helping with business capital, because everything burned down," he said.

PDAM President Director Surya Sembada Arief Wisnu said the form of cooperation in providing this assistance was carried out with the Surabaya City Baznas.

"The form of cooperation is 50:50 percent. From half of the PDAM and half of the Baznas (joined)," said Wisnu.