Human excrement polluting RI

Human excrement polluting RI

SANUR, Bali: Almost all rivers and land in Indonesia were
contaminated with industrial and domestic waste as well as human
excrement an expert said during a national seminar on public
sanitation on Wednesday.

Basah Hernowo of the National Development Planning Agency
(Bappenas) said that people disposed of their fecal matter on the
ground and in rivers because it was their custom. "This habit is
hard to change," he said.

Another reason could be economic since proper toilets were
expensive to set up and maintain, Hernowo said. -- Antara