17 firms summoned for pollution

17 firms summoned for pollution

TANGERANG: The Environmental Agency in Tangerang regency
has summoned 17 of 40 industrial firms facing allegations of
environmental pollution.

Most of the firms do not have any waste water treatment
facilities. Some have the facilities but do not use them, while
others have the facilities but they do not work properly, the
agency chief, Achmad Titik Pristiwa, said on Thursday.

He said the agency would issue three warning letters to the
firms, and then take the matter to court if the letters were
ignored.

According to the agency, the companies that have no waste
water treatment facilities are PT Warsa Indah Murni, a glassware
producer; PT Maxpos, a styrofoam and cardboard producer; PT
Pacinesia Chemical, a chemical producer; PT Mutindo Bumi Persada,
a battery producer; PT Citra Galvalindo, an iron layer producer;
PT Sinar Ancol, a detergent producer; PT Citra Cipta Sukses
Lestari, a porcelain producer; PT Dong Joe, a shoe manufacturer;
and PT Tenaga Tani Farma, a herbal medicine producer.--JP