35 factories pollute rivers

35 factories pollute rivers

JAKARTA (JP): The Tangerang administration has discovered that 35 factories in the regency have polluted Cimandiri, Cilongok and Cirarab rivers by discarding their industrial wastes into the rivers.

Head of Tangerang's office in charge of environmental pollution H. Nana Mulyana announced on Thursday that the factories had simply ignored his office's call that they set up waste-treatment plants.

He said the administration would strongly reprimand the owners of the errant factories.

"If they ignore the warning again the administration will not hesitate to impose strict penalties on them," Nana said, adding that the penalties will include the closing down of the factories and taking the owners to court.(bas)