100 firms pollute Cileungsi river

100 firms pollute Cileungsi river

BOGOR: One-hundred companies in the industrial area of
Citeurep and Cileungsi have been warned by the Bogor Land Use and
Environmental Agency to stop polluting the Cileungsi River or
face court action.

Agency pollution and environmental damage head Mamad Suhaeri
said the river was polluted above tolerable levels, resulting in
the death of organisms.

He refused to name the 100 companies.

The Cileungsi River is the most polluted river in Bogor owing
to the industrial waste dumped into the river, said Mamad, citing
the results of research conducted on the six rivers in Bogor.

The six rivers are Ciliwung, Kali Baru, Cikaniki, Cikeas,
Cisadane and Cileungsi. --JP.