PANGKALPINANG - PT Timah Tbk has consistently helped build houses of worship in the company's operational areas.
This time, PT Timah Tbk through its CSR program assisted in the construction of an ablution place at Surau Istiqomah, Hamlet Arab III, Air Raya Tanjungpandan Village, Belitung Regency and also Baitul Ana Surau, Hamlet IV, Perayun Village, Kundur Utara District, Monday (19/6/2023).
The head of the Istiqomah Surau, Dedi Sutrisno, said that the construction of the surau was indeed constrained by the budget, especially since the surau was far enough from the main road so that not many people knew that there was a surau in that location.
"So we are indeed constrained by the budget in the construction of this surau," said Dedi Sutrisno.
Dedi explained that the congregation praying at the surau was quite crowded, especially during the Maghrib prayer, Isha. So they took the initiative to rebuild this surau to increase the congregation's capacity because one of the nearby mosques had a large congregation.
"We are expanding our buildings, and we are developing them to one side, including the construction of an ablution area," he said.
Meanwhile, the Chief Executive for the Construction of the Baitul Surau Ana Parmin said that the construction of this surau had been going on for a long time, but they were constrained in continuing due to limited funds. So far, development has only relied on self-supporting funds from the community.
"Actually, this construction has been carried out for a long time, but due to financial constraints, we are doing it according to the funds collected from self-help communities," said Parmin.
According to him, they will use assistance from PT Timah Tbk for the construction of an ablution place. So that it can make it easier for the congregation who wants to worship in this prayer room.
"I, as the head of the construction activities of Surau Baitul - Ana Hamlet IV Ujung Baru, Perayun Village, representing the Management and the Community, express my gratitude for PT Timah's participation and attention to community activities," he said. (*)
