DKI Jakarta Will Not Sanction Rubbish Truck Driver After Viral Dumping Incident in Tanah Kusir
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Jakarta Environmental Agency (DLH DKI) has stated that it will not impose sanctions on the rubbish truck (minidump) driver following the viral posting of a video showing the dumping of waste into the Pesanggrahan River in the Tanah Kusir Public Cemetery area, South Jakarta, on social media.
“Yes, indeed, from the angle of the photo on social media, it looks as if our dump vehicle driver is dumping rubbish into the river,” said the Head of the Water Body Waste Handling Unit (UPSBA) of DLH DKI Jakarta, Dadang Cahya Rusdiana, when met at the Tanah Kusir Public Cemetery in Jakarta on Friday.
Dadang was responding to the viral post on social media platform Threads that appeared to show the driver dumping rubbish into the river.
Based on the DLH’s explanation, the rubbish was actually dumped at a temporary waste point (emplacement) in the Tanah Kusir Public Cemetery, not into the water body.
“It turns out that the rubbish was indeed dumped at the emplacement, not into the river. That means the emplacement is official from the UPS Water Body. So, there was actually no mistake by our dump driver,” he said.
He assessed that the driver had worked according to the established standard operating procedures, so there was no basis for any action.
Therefore, Dadang emphasised that they would not impose administrative sanctions or any other actions on the driver, such as warning letters or termination of employment.
“So, we will not enforce the contract, for example SP1, SP2, or even possible dismissal sanctions; we will not do that. Because there was indeed no mistake,” he said.
As is known, the Jakarta Environmental Agency has permanently closed the temporary waste point (emplacement) along the Pesanggrahan River at Tanah Kusir Public Cemetery, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, which had been operational since 2014.
The emplacement served as a temporary storage site for waste originating from water bodies, not household waste.
The emplacement also accommodated water body waste from Pesanggrahan, Kebayoran Baru, and Kebayoran Lama.
The Jakarta Environmental Agency deployed standby officers, six rubbish trucks (minidumps), and one excavator during the waste relocation process, which involved approximately three tonnes of waste at the 12-cubic-metre site.
Thus, the DLH DKI assures that there is no waste dumping activity into the Pesanggrahan River in the Tanah Kusir Public Cemetery area, South Jakarta, as depicted in the viral video on social media platform Threads.