Bogor launches cleanliness drive

Bogor launches cleanliness drive

JAKARTA (JP): Bogor has launched a campaign to keep the town
orderly, tidy and beautiful.

A spokesman for the town's administration, Hari Harsono, said
the campaign was aimed particularly at motorists and pedestrians.

Many of them simply lacked discipline, he told Antara.

A joint team involving the army, police and civil servants
has been formed to implement the campaign.

In one recent operation officials seized a car being used to
distribute alcoholic drinks and arrested 17 street vendors, five
pedicab drivers, and 10 public transit van drivers for minor
offenses.

Justice was swift for the offenders.

They were tried at a mobile court, and if convicted, fined and
ordered to pay immediately. The fines ranged from Rp 3,000
(US$1.13) to Rp 7,000.

The authorities have also stopped hundreds of people for
jaywalking at dangerous spots. They were not fined but told not
to repeat the offense, Antara said. (04)