Bantar Gebang dump

Bantar Gebang dump

From Warta Kota

The issue of the final dumping place for garbage from Jakarta in Bantar Gebang, Bekasi, has always been politicized. The Jakarta administration seems likely to continue using Bantar Gebang as a final dumping ground.

As a Bekasi resident, I do not agree with allowing the Jakarta administration to use Bantar Gebang as Bekasi itself also needs a dump.

While the Bekasi municipal administration receives billions of rupiah in return for allowing Jakarta to use Bantar Gebang as a dump, this is not enough to make amends for the pollution caused by the operation of the dump by the Jakarta administration. Besides, the roads along which the garbage trucks owned by the Jakarta administration pass are also affected by the foul smells and seeping water from the garbage.

The best thing for Bekasi to do so as to keep the municipality clean and healthy is not to allow the Jakarta administration to use Bantar Gebang as a dump. However, the Bekasi municipal administration should not use its veto over Jakarta's use of the dump as a means of blackmailing the Jakarta administration.

WISNU WARDANA Bekasi, West Java