Industries summoned over river pollution

BEKASI: Bekasi Council will summon four companies that allegedly pollute Bekasi river, Tempointeraktif.com reported on Wednesday.

Secretary to the council's Commission B for development affairs Muhamad Hasyim Affandy said on Wednesday that the commission was concerned about the polluted river, which was lined with industries.

He said his commission had demanded a detailed report from the Bekasi Environmental Management Body (BPLHD) on the state of the river.

The four summoned companies are PT Ju Ahn Indonesia, PT Asmar Nakam Partogi, PT Kencana Platindo, and PT Samuel Hanam Godin, Hasyim said. -- JP