Jakarta (ANTARA) - Turnover for traders at the Kramat Jati Main\nMarket in East Jakarta has fallen by up to 30 percent due to a pile of\nrubbish reaching around six metres high at the Temporary Waste Storage\nSite (TPS) in the market.<\/p>\n
\u201cDue to the rubbish pile, turnover has dropped by up to 30 percent.\nShoppers are reluctant to go to the back, especially to my stall area.\nThey also avoid parking. Normally, if they park, they shop at the same\ntime,\u201d said one trader, Syaeful, at the Kramat Jati Main Market in East\nJakarta on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
According to him, the decline is quite significant, particularly\nduring peak hours which are usually the main transaction times.<\/p>\n
The dirty environment, pungent smell, and disrupted access make\nbuyers reluctant to come, resulting in reduced trader turnover.<\/p>\n
\u201cI see buyers tending to avoid entering the inner market area,\nespecially around the TPS location filled with rubbish; we have fewer\ncustomers,\u201d said Syaeful.<\/p>\n
He stated that rubbish collection at the TPS is actually carried out\nevery day, but the volume transported is deemed insufficient compared to\nthe continuously increasing amount of rubbish.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegarding this piled-up rubbish, the impacts are many, both\neconomically and in terms of health. Economically, for loading and\nunloading, we traders, especially during peak hours, feel disrupted,\u201d\nexplained Syaeful.<\/p>\n
In addition to the pungent smell, the roads around the stalls have\nbecome muddy and difficult to pass.<\/p>\n
\u201cClearly, this rubbish is very disruptive to us and it seems there is\nno solution; it\u2019s dragging on. We\u2019re not silent; we\u2019ve already raised\nour voices to PD Pasar Jaya. But up to now, there has been no\nresolution,\u201d said Narto.<\/p>\n
He hopes that the market management can soon take concrete steps to\naddress the issue. Moreover, the traders have fulfilled their obligation\nto pay levies, so they deserve a clean and comfortable environment.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur hope as traders is that PD Pasar Jaya fulfils its obligations.\nWe pay levies, so please fulfil the obligation to clean the rubbish.\nWe\u2019re not asking for much; the important thing is a clean and\ncomfortable environment,\u201d said Narto.<\/p>\n
Rubbish collection is hoped to be carried out maximally and\nconsistently so that trading activities can return to normal. If this\nsituation continues, they fear the impact will not only be on declining\nincome but also on the health of traders and market visitors.<\/p>\n
Previously, the East Jakarta Environment Sub-Department (Sudin LH)\ncontinued assistance by deploying 13 rubbish transport trucks to reduce\nthe towering rubbish at the Kramat Jati Main Market.<\/p>\n
\u201cUp to today, we still have vehicles there helping. Today we deployed\n13 rubbish transport trucks,\u201d said the Head of the East Jakarta\nEnvironment Sub-Department, Julius Monangta, in Pulo Gebang, East\nJakarta, on Monday (30\/3).<\/p>\n
Monang emphasised that assistance from the East Jakarta Environment\nSub-Department is not limited to a specific time but will continue until\nthe rubbish condition at the location is properly handled.<\/p>\n
In addition, Monang also assured that handling efforts will continue\nmaximally with the ultimate target of all rubbish at the Kramat Jati\nMain Market being completely cleared.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/traders-turnover-at-kramat-jati-main-market-drops-30-percent-due-to-rubbish-1775037055", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }