Djarot Persuades Locals to Be Friendly with Ciliwung
Reported by Izzudin | Translated by Cintya Meliza
To keep Ciliwung River preservation, the Ciliwung Caring Community held Ciliwung Day at Jalan Kemuning Dalam RT 01/06, Pejaten Timur, Pasar Minggu. The event was also attended by Jakarta Vice Governor, Djarot Saiful Hidayat.
As long as we're not friendly then Ciliwung river will also not be friendly
Djarot told, Ciliwung riverbank has been a place of environmental preservation and conservation. Hence, his side persuaded the community and residents to be friendly towards the river.
Normalization of Ciliwung River Runs Well
"As long as we're not friendly then Ciliwung River will also not be friendly," he expressed.
Friendly in this context, he added, is by not contaminating, vandalizing, littering and hurting the river.
"This nature can be sick if we hurt it. And the river could be furious with residents," he told.
Hence, he persuades to keep being symbiotic mutualism.
