Horse Manure Scattered in Mataram, City Government Prepares Bags with Rp 30 Million Budget

Residents have complained about horse manure from traditional cidomo transport frequently scattering on several protocol roads in Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). The Mataram City Government (Pemkot) will provide bags to contain the horse manure with a budget of Rp 30 million.

The Head of the Mataram City Transportation Department (Dishub), Zulkarwin, revealed that the handling of scattered horse manure has not been optimal due to the unavailability of manure disposal points. According to him, cidomo drivers in Mataram are confused when the manure bags they have are full.

“It should be that when leaving the market, the horse manure is already empty. The issue now is that the transportation has not been arranged,” said Zulkarwin when confirmed on Friday (8/5/2026).

There was once a proposal to process cidomo horse manure waste into biogas. However, this idea has not yet been realised to date. As a solution, the Mataram Dishub is preparing rubber manure bags.

“We have budgeted around Rp 30 million; these horse manure bags are made of rubber,” Zulkarwin explained.

Zulkarwin has not yet been able to impose strict sanctions on cidomo drivers who allow their horse manure to scatter on the roads. According to him, officers can only advise cidomo drivers to clean up their horse manure if it falls on the road.

“There are no sanctions yet. At most, if we find scattered manure in the field, we ask for it to be cleaned up. Because they have already been provided with cleaning tools,” he concluded.

Nabila, one of the students in Mataram, also complained about the scattered horse manure on protocol roads. She hopes for a quick solution so that residents and tourists no longer complain about the condition.

“It’s so dirty, and the drivers don’t care. It happens most often when queuing at traffic lights, the horse manure just falls like that,” she lamented.