Bojong treatment plant trial called off, again<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The Jakarta and Bogor administrations were forced to call off a
\nplanned trial of the Bojong waste treatment plant on Monday in
\nthe face of fierce protests by residents on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Residents of Bojong, Klapanunggal subdistrict, drove away
\nBogor Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Muhamad Taufik and several of
\nhis officers on Saturday morning. The officers were attempting to
\ninform residents of the planned trial on Monday.<\/p>\n
\"We told the police that they did not have any authority to
\ninterfere in this problem. Their main job is to ensure security.
\nThe authority is in the hands of the Bogor regency council,\" said
\nNaih, one of the residents.<\/p>\n
Residents are prepared to use violence should the Bojong
\nmanagement insist on operating the plant, he added.<\/p>\n
The head of the operations division at the Bogor Police, Comr.
\nT. Nurdin A., said the police had recommend another delay in the
\ntrial.<\/p>\n
\"The Bogor Police chief has sent a letter stating that the
\ntrial of the Bojong plant should be delayed until opposition by
\nresidents abates,\" he was quoted as saying by Antara.<\/p>\n
Sofyan Hadi Wijaya, the president director of PT Wira Guna
\nSejahtera, which manages the plant, said the company was still
\ndiscussing with the Jakarta administration whether to go ahead
\nwith the trial.<\/p>\n
\"We are still monitoring the situation in the field,\" he said.<\/p>\n
PT Wira Guna Sejahtera had planned to carry out the trial on
\nMonday after residents of seven kampongs around the plant forced
\nthe cancellation of three earlier trials in August, October and
\non Nov. 1.<\/p>\n
A planned trial on Oct. 4 ended in violence when thousands of
\nresidents vandalized the plant and felled trees to block access
\nto the dump.<\/p>\n
Several non-governmental organizations, including the Jakarta
\nchapters of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment and the
\nLegal Aid Institute, also oppose the operation of the plant. They
\nfear the plant will have an adverse impact on the environment as
\nwell as surrounding residents.<\/p>\n
Authorities hope the Bojong waste treatment plant can help
\nresolve the waste crisis in the capital and end Jakarta's
\ndependency to the Bantar Gebang dump in Bekasi.<\/p>\n
The plant would be able to absorb one-third of the 6,000 tons
\nof waste the city produces each day.<\/p>",
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