50 Tons of Trashes Picked Up from Sewers in Cengkareng
Reported by TP Moan Simanjuntak | Translated by Rini Elvira
Flood that often hit the settlement in RW 10, Cengkareng Barat Urban Village, Cengkareng Sub-District, West Jakarta, is caused by various problems, which one of them is clogged sewers. Indeed, many sewers in 19 RTs in RW 10 Cengkareng Barat are clogged due to full of trashes and mud.
This communal cleaning is meant to reduce flooding in the area of RW 10, because the sewers are silting due to filled with trashes and mud
To prevent flooding, with the help of officers from West Jakarta Cleanliness Sub-Department, hundreds of the locals there conducted communal cleaning. From this action, as many as 50 tons of trashes and mud were picked up from the sewers as well as Bulak Wadon Flat.
“This communal cleaning is meant to reduce flooding in the area of RW 10, because the sewers are silting due to filled with trashes and mud,” stated Head of West Jakarta Cleanliness Sub-Department, Wahyu Widyastuti, Sunday (9/14).
Trashes Mounting on Cengkareng Drain RiverbankAs many as five dump trucks were deployed in this action. The trashes which picked up from the sewers were then put into sand bags and loaded to the dump trucks before finally transported to Bantar Gebang Integrated Waste Treatment Area (TPST), Bekasi. In addition, two trash containers were put in the location.
“We also instructed the janitors to pick up the trashes once in two days so the trash won’t piling. This communal cleaning will also be done in other locations, because we want all sewers and residents’ environment in West Jakarta clean from trash,” uttered Widyastuti.
Meanwhile, Chief of RW 10 Cengkareng Barat, Rasudin, admitted that the flood which often hit his area is triggered by sewers filled with trashes and mud. As a result, water flow to Apuran River becomes hampered.
“During rainy season, our area is always flooded for as high as 80 centimeters to one meter. To resolve it, we ask West Jakarta Administration to dredge the sewers and build waterway from the border of RW 12 Cengkareng Barat and RW 02 North Jakarta area,” he said.
