TPJ clarifies

TPJ clarifies

Referring to the article in The Jakarta Post, on June 22
titled TPJ cuts Kalibaru water supply, in order to avoid any
misunderstanding, I would like to make the following corrections:

Currently, PT Thames Pam Jaya (TPJ) has permanently
disconnected 18 hydrants in the Kalibaru area (PC 76), a northern
area of Jakarta where improvements to the water network by TPJ
have been in progress since the middle of May 2005.

The disconnections are targeted especially for those who
delayed the payment of their water bills. Based on City
Regulation No. 11/1993, customers who delay their payments must
be disconnected, either temporary or permanently, depending on
the nature of their case.

According to the regulation, the delay in payment is in
violation of Article 21 of the above regulation, covering payment
for water consumption which carries disconnection penalties. The
Article also states that customers must be temporarily
disconnected if they do not pay the water bill five days after
the deadline. Article 24 of the same regulation also states that
selling water from public hydrants using a water tank is
prohibited.

Based on TPJ's latest data, 30 percent of its customers have
delayed payments for their water bills. Moreover, an inspection
of hydrant customers and documents revealed that almost 90
percent of the hydrant customers have arrears and delayed their
payments to TPJ.

Therefore, TPJ continues to remind its customers to pay their
water bills on time.

DEVY A. YHEANNE, Public Relations Manager External Relations
and Communications Directorate, PT Thames Pam Jaya, Jakarta

Note: Thank you for the further information.

-- Editor