The Central Jakarta Parks and City Forest Sub-agency has recorded that as many as 5,844 trees prone to fall in eight sub-district spread across Central Jakarta have been pruned from January until the second week of November 2022.

It is carried out to follow up on residents' reports and officers' monitoring results in the field

Central Jakarta Parks and City Forest Sub-agency Head, Mila A said that tree pruning is carried out routinely in eight sub-districts spread across Central Jakarta.

"It is carried out to follow up on residents' reports and officers' monitoring results in the field," she expressed, Monday (11/14).

Of 5,844 trees pruned, 1,670 were pruned at minor level, 3,080 were pruned at medium level, 977 were pruned at heavy level, and 117 were cut down.

To optimize the action, she also coordinates with Jakarta Parks and City Forest Agency to check out trees prone to fall.

"Trees prone to falling due to stem rot can be detected using an arbosonic detector owned by the Parks and City Forest Agency," she stated.

She added tree pruning targets trees that are already thick and old, while tree felling targets dead trees, porous, and affected by infrastructure work for the public interest.

"The power of the tree lies in its roots. If the top is too dense and there are strong winds there will be a great potential for it to fall. Many trees are prone to falling in Cempaka Putih, Menteng, and Gambir areas," he stated.