Four Cubic Meters of Waste Transported from Drains in Flood-prone Areas
Reported by Anita Karyati | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
The Tanah Tinggi Urban Village PPSU members, Central Jakarta, cleaned drains and gutters in flood-prone areas.
Around three to four cubic meters of waste have been transported in the morning
Tanah Tinggi Urban Village Head, Sunardi said the priority locations to be cleaned were the drains on the protocol roads which were heavy with traffic, and residential areas that were in low positions, such as Jalan Letjend Suprapto and Jalan Mohamad Ali V.
"Around three to four cubic meters of waste have been transported in the morning," he said.
14 PPSU Personnel Clean Storm Drains in TomangHe divided it into several zones and each zone was deployed from four to seven members.
"It is done manually using crowbars, hoes, garbage filters, and plastic sacks," he expressed.
He urged locals to care about environmental cleanliness, by not throwing garbage into drains.
"Besides PPSU, we also need locals to maintain cleanliness," he stressed.
