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.