City, govt to draw up sewage master plan

City, govt to draw up sewage master plan

JAKARTA: A joint team from the Jakarta administration and the
Ministry of Public Works is preparing a master plan for the
redevelopment of the sewage system across the capital, an
executive said on Saturday.

"Hopefully, the team will be able to finalize the master plan
this year," said the president director of the city-owned sewage
utility, PD PAL Jaya, Pudjo Prihadi Santoso.

Pudjo said that the master plan would cover mapping areas in
the city and possible options for managing sewage in those areas.

According to Pudjo, the administration will fully handle the
management of sewage in slum areas, while private companies, if
they were interested in investing here, could manage the sewage
systems in more lucrative housing estates and prime business
areas. --JP