West Jakarta Administration installed 17 new street lights along Jalan Angke, Grogol Petamburan. It is conducted because many lights were malfunctioned and the place was often used by sex commercial workers to look for customers.

With an addition of 17 new street lights, the total of street lights along Jalan Tubagus Angke is 184 street lights

Head of West Jakarta Industry and Energy Sub-Department City Lighting Section, Yanuar Ihsan, disclosed that the street lights were malfunctioned because the cables were cut by the sex commercial workers and irresponsible people. Not only that, the sex commercial workers also covered the street lights with fabrics to make the place dark, so they could operate freely.

“We’ve repeatedly installed street lights in that area. But, soon after the street lights malfunctioned again,” he said, Friday (6/6).

To prevent the street lights being ruined again, West Jakarta Industry and Energy Sub-Department installed the 17 new street lights using higher poles with amount of lamp reaching 68 pieces, plus 56 short-sized poles.

“ With an addition of 17 new street lights, the total of street lights along Jalan Tubagus Angke is 184 street lights ,” stated Ihsan.

Meanwhile, West Jakarta Metro Resort Police Chief Sr. Comr. Fadil Imran uttered that lack of street lights led to criminal actions at some points in the capital city. In West Jakarta, those points are Jalan Tubagus Angke, Jalan Raya Joglo, and CNI Kembangan area.

“Besides installing street lights in dark areas, West Jakarta Administration should have installed CCTVs to prevent criminal actions,” he urged.