Residents protest garbage dump

Residents protest garbage dump

BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: Hundreds of residents of West
Telukbetung blocked off access to the local dump over the weekend
to protest what they said was pollution caused by the dump.

The residents demanded the city administration relocate the
dump away from their neighborhood after a meeting with Mayor
Achmad Yulizar on Friday ended without resolving the issue.

Residents said they would maintain the roadblocks until an
amicable solution was found. Another meeting between residents
and officials is scheduled for Dec. 28.

The presence of the dump has angered residents, who say it
causes air and water pollution.

Residents staged a week-long protest against the dump in
August. That protest ended after the city administration promised
to provide free medical care for residents suffering from a
variety of illnesses allegedly caused by the presence of the
dump. -- JP