12,591 Trees in Central Jakarta Pruned
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by
The Central Jakarta Parks and City Forests Sub-agency (Tamhut), pruned 12,591 trees prone to fall in 2024.
Tree pruning keeps being done to anticipate unwanted things
Central Jakarta Tamhut Sub-agency Head, Mila Ananda said that of 12,591 trees pruned, 2,187 were pruned at minor level, 7,855 were pruned at medium level, and 2,476 were pruned at heavy level, as well as 82 were cut down.
"Tree pruning keeps being done to anticipate unwanted things," she expressed, Monday (1/13).
8,334 Trees in North Jakarta Pruned and Cut Down Along 2024Last year, she admitted, 188 trees fell and 243 were broken. Almost all incidents were triggered by heavy rain accompanied by strong winds.
"The right effort is tree pruning to minimize the potential for fallen trees," she asserted.
Central Jakarta Mayor, Arifin uttered cases of fallen trees in his area were quite high during the rainy season.
"We have asked the relevant parties to handle this," he stated.
