Residents complain of noise, pollution

Residents complain of noise, pollution

SEMARANG: Residents of Tugu subdistrict in Semarang
municipality, Central Java, have urged the local administration
to take all necessary measures to deal with noise and air
pollution from a steel plant in the area, and the lack of a piped
water supply.

During a dialog with the Semarang's Mayor Sukawi Sutarip, the
residents said on Thursday that they feared the noise and air
pollution caused by the steel plant had degraded the environment
to such an extent that ground water in the area was no longer
drinkable.

In response to their complaints, the mayor promised to give
the locals a win-win solution after the local Environmental
Impact Management Agency conducted a comprehensive study on the
factory.

The mayor also pledged to supply clean water to the residents
by enhancing cooperation with the plant's management. --Antara