Illegal slaughter house 'still going'

Illegal slaughter house 'still going'

TANGERANG: The Tangerang Government Watch group urged
officials to take action against a slaughter house in
Panunggangan Barat, Karawaci, which was continuing its operations
although it was instructed to close last year.

The watchdog's coordinator Tonny Wismantoro said on Thursday
that the illegal slaughter house was violating environmental laws
because it was dumping its factory waste directly into a river.

"The public order officers should act immediately and not wait
for orders from the city's Capital Investment and Permit Office
(KPMP) or the Environmental Impact Management Agency to close the
slaughter house down," he said.

Tangerang Council Commission D on development issues chairman
Abdul Rozi said that the councillors would ask the officials to
clarify why the business was still operating.

"In our visit there, the company's spokesman said they had a
permit to run a meatball-producing factory. But he was unable to
show the required permits and prevented us from entering the
slaughter house," Rozi said. -- JP