Houses to face the water

Houses to face the water

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Soon city residents living near
rivers or the sea will have to build their houses facing the
water, Antara quoted an official as saying here Saturday.

Vice Governor Suwardi Ramli said the provincial
administration, especially the municipality, had been thinking
about issuing such a decree to protect the environment.

"People whose houses face the river will help make sure that
it remains clean. If the river is at the back of your house, you
will tend to dump anything filthy into it," Suwardi said.

He explained that this is expected to help the province
maintain a certain standard of cleanliness because in the future,
the Adipura annual award for clean cities will be awarded only if
the rivers and beaches are as clean as the roads.

He concluded with a call to housewives and servants not to
dump garbage in the river. (swe)