Jakarta – The huge funds provided by the city administration for flood-rehabilitation projects appear open to misuse, as several city agencies allegedly marked up their post-flood expenditure.

City Middle and Higher Education Agency standardisation division head Sapari revealed on Wednesday that the agency planned to renovate 132 senior-high school buildings damaged by the recent floods.

The agency's proposal had stated that it planned to repair 152 buildings, and accordingly it received 3.2 billion rupiah (S$580,000) under a 251-billion-rupiah package for flood-rehabilitation projects.

The agency's proposal stated that all 152 schools suffered damage to their floors, doors, tables, chairs, drawers and computers. But the agency division head said only 132 buildings had been damaged.

Agency head Sukesti Martono also admitted on Wednesday that not all computers had been damaged as many of them had been moved to the second floors of the buildings.

Asked about public complaints that he had not inspected the schools during the floods, Sukesti replied: "I didn't have enough time. So many schools were damaged by the floods."

The City Sanitation Agency has also allegedly marked up its post-flood expenditure. According to records, the agency hired only 57 private garbage trucks to dispose of trash after the floods but its deputy head Rama Budi said it had hired 83.