POSO, Central Sulawesi: An army team in Poso are working to finish the construction of 177 temporary houses for conflict victims in Tojo Unauna regency.
Commander of the team Lt. Col. Wing Handoko said that hard work was intended to speed up the completion of construction two months ahead of a deadline set by Indonesian Military headquarters in Jakarta.
He said his team had already finished building 102 houses as of Friday after it started work on Oct. 24.
"Sixty of 102 houses have been completed 100 percent, and the rest are still adding the finishing touches," he said.
Thousands of houses were damaged and burned down during the Poso conflict from 1998 to 2003.
As a result of the conflict, many refugees were reluctant to return to their homes even though they had been rebuilt by the local administration, and stayed on at Poso Lake's fairgrounds in Later Tentena.
The administration says it hopes they will return to their homes once the Army team has finished work on them. -- JP
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