Watering Installation Stolen, Vertical Garden at Tani Monument Dries
Reported by Andry | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Due to the watering installation was stolen by irresponsible people, the vertical garden in Tani Monument area, precisely at Jalan Raya Cikini towards Jalan Ridwan Rais, Central Jakarta, is now in a pathetic condition. The amount of plants in vertical park have started to wilt and turn yellow. Even some trees have collapsed.
The cable was stolen by someone, and we know it this week
Hed of City Beautiful Section for Jakarta Parks and Cemetery Department, Nuraida Leviayanti disclosed such condition is caused by watering installation cable broke after being stolen.
Park Benches Stolen, City to Cooperate with TNI/Police"The cable was stolen by someone, and we know it this week," she told, Saturday (8/9).
Nuraida disclosed since the beginning of the park functioned to improve the beauty of the city and soak up vehicles pollution in the Tani Monument area. Currently, the plants in the park have dried because not getting water intake.
"Next week, we're going to repair two panels of vertical garden watering installation first," he said.
She stated that based on the record, the vertical park managed by Parks and Cemetery Department are located in 28 points, where 23 out of them used for column green or greening in each flyover pillar.
"In five location, we use vertical park for green wall," he continued.
She added that such park has various plants, such as Tan Kuan Yu Lie, Brekel, Pakil, etc. Especially plants that are resistant to sunlight and able to absorb pollution. "Here, we focus on plants that resistant to sunlight and able to absorb the pollution," she explained.
