Bekasi mayor has yet to close dump<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Despite the recommendation from Bekasi councillors to
\nclose the Bantar Gebang garbage dump, the mayor of Bekasi has yet
\nto issue a decree on its closure.<\/p>\n
Mayor Nonon Sonthanie would discuss the issue further with the
\nexecutive and legislative bodies, said Nardi, a member of the
\nmayoralty's public relations staff.<\/p>\n
\"He still wants to explore the options and possibilities, so
\nhe hasn't issued the decree on Bantar Gebang's closure,\" Nardi
\ntold The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
Bantar Gebang has been the source of bickering between the
\nJakarta city administration and Bekasi mayoralty with Bekasi
\nthreatening to close the city's garbage dump if Jakarta refused
\nto hand over 50 percent of the 104-hectare site to Bekasi.<\/p>\n
The existence of the dump has caused an outcry from Bekasi
\nresidents as it has caused land and air pollution.<\/p>\n
Antara reported that as many as 6,757 residents around the
\ndumping site were infected with various respiratory illness and
\n1,352 suffered from diarrhea. --JP<\/p>",
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