4,000 Officers Alerted to Handle Waste for 24 Hours During Rainy Season
Reported by Aldi Geri Lumban Tobing | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
We're ready to face the possibility of waste sent from upstream
The Jakarta Environment Agency has instructed 4,000 officers of Water Agency UPK for 24 hours for cleaning up waste during rainy season, as the extreme weather will still occur until March.
These personnel are assigned to monitor the latest situation and handle waste quickly.
Today, Box Culvert Repair in Setu Completed"We also have organic personnel and fleets that routinely do services. They are also prepared to carry out post-flood handling," expressed Jakarta Environment Agency Head, Andono Warih, Friday (2/28).
As for the supporting facilities and infrastructures, which are alerted comprising 44 pick-up cars, 50 dump trucks, 5 spider excavators, 6 long arm excavators, 20 ordinary excavators and 1 liebherr excavator with 23 officers and 12 mechanics.
"We're ready to face the possibility of waste sent from upstream while at the same time securing and helping citizens of Jakarta," he stressed.
