Jakarta Governor Targets 10 Days to Clear Waste Pile-Up at Pluit Reservoir Flats

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has set a target to resolve the waste pile-up at the Pluit Reservoir flats in North Jakarta within a maximum of 10 days, after the regional government deployed personnel and heavy equipment to accelerate the cleaning process. Pramono stated that the accumulation of waste was caused by delays in the transport queue from temporary disposal sites to the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Treatment Plant. “As we know, at the Pluit Reservoir flats, due to queuing delays at the existing temporary disposal sites and then to Bantargebang, a pile-up occurred. I have requested that this be resolved within 8 to 10 days at the latest,” Pramono said at Jakarta City Hall on Wednesday. He explained that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has deployed one unit of heavy equipment, three waste transport trucks, and 10 personnel working at the site to speed up the handling. “Today, one heavy equipment unit, three trucks, and 10 personnel are working in the field. In the next one to two days we will add more, and hopefully it will be completed within 8 to 10 days,” he said. Pramono added that the addition of fleet and personnel will be adjusted according to needs on the ground so that the waste transport process can proceed more quickly without disrupting the activities of flat residents. In addition to short-term handling, he requested that waste management at the Pluit Reservoir flats be evaluated to prevent similar problems from recurring. According to Pramono, improvements to the governance of waste transport and management are necessary so that sanitation services in residential areas can run more effectively, especially when there are queues for waste delivery to the Bantargebang TPST. “I am specifically requesting that the management of the Pluit Reservoir be reorganised with better rules and methods, so that pile-ups like this do not happen again,” he said. Meanwhile, the Head of the Waste and Hazardous Materials Management Section for the North Jakarta Environmental Sub-Department, Ardiyanto, said the handling is targeted for completion within 7 to 10 days, with an estimated 30 trips for transport. “We are working intensively by optimising all fleets, heavy equipment, and personnel in the field. The target is for the waste pile to be handled within 10 days so that the temporary disposal site conditions return to normal and sanitation services for residents can run well,” Ardiyanto said.