E. Jakarta ready for 'Adipura' award

E. Jakarta ready for 'Adipura' award

JAKARTA (JP): The East Jakarta Mayoralty is ready to work hard to retain the Adipuira award for cleanliness from the government, said Mayor Sudarsono.

In his speech at the commemoration ceremonies for National Social Solidarity Day in Pinang Ranti subdistrict on Wednesday, the mayor said that his office has prepared programs for river cleaning and regreening projects next year.

Antara reported yesterday that city forest regreening programs will also be enhanced.

East Jakarta received the Adipura award for cleanliness this year.

The mayor said that by November of this year almost 360,000 trees have been planted in the implementation of the city forest plan. "The target was only 250,000 trees," he said. "Next year any empty spaces belonging to the mayoralty will have trees."

He said that the mayoralty took sanitation problems very seriously, citing weekly community self-help programs to clean up neighborhoods.

"The mayoralty also cooperates with three firms in dealing with garbage collections in five areas which produce at least 700 cubic meters of garbage everyday," the mayor said. (sur)