Trash Piling Up in Pekojan Complained By Residents
Reported by Septradi Setiawan | Translated by Cintya Meliza
Residents living in RT 14/11, Bandengan Utara III, Pekojan Urban Village, Tambora, West Jakarta, complained about trash piles as high as 2 meters that have not been transported until this time.
The trash piled besides park at the edge of the road, it's so smelly even when raining the water flows to us
Afandi, (31), one of the local residents stated that the trashes makes unpleasant odor and disturbs residents.
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"The trash piled besides park at the edge of the road, it's so smelly even when raining the water flows to us," he complained, Wednesday (12/9).
Tambora Sub-District Deputy Head, Joko Suparno claimed he just knew about the matter. He deplored, the lack of response from urban village rank in handling clealiness.
"I just knew and suprised, the park is supposed to be relaxing place not trash disposal, let me contact the urban village head," said Suparno when being contacted by beritajakarta.com
He told that trash handling is supposed to be responded quickly by deploying Infrastructures and Public Facilities Handling (PPSU) officers.
"They should deploy PPSU officers to clean it even if it needs so they can ask sub-district for help or coordinate with Cleanliness Sub-Department," he finished.
