Water firm to launch care program

Water firm to launch care program

JAKARTA (JP): PT Thames Pam Jaya (TPJ), a British-Indonesian
tap water joint venture, is scheduled to launch on Nov. 22 a care
program aimed at promoting environmental awareness and clean
water in the city, an executive of the firm said on Thursday.

Nani Sariati, TPJ's sales and marketing manager, said the
program's activities would include a rowing competition in a
canoe-shaped rubber boat along the Tirem River in North Jakarta,
the handover of food packages to 1,400 households from seven
subdistricts and a writing contest.

The program, which begins on Sunday morning with a cleanup
along the Tirem River, will end on Feb. 12 in conjunction with
TPJ's first anniversary, she said.

The Tirem River is a tributary of the Ciliwung River, which
passes through Tanjung Priok, Papanggo, Kebon Bawang, Koja,
Warakas and North Rawabadak.

The program will be organized by TPJ in cooperation with Hotel
Horison and the North Jakarta mayoralty.

Nani said the rowing competition will be participated by five
teams from each subdistrict. "Each team will consist of 10
people," she said.

She explained that registration for the writing contest, a
collaboration between TPJ and the Ministry of Environment, will
begin on Nov. 23 until Jan. 30.

Interested writers, including journalists, can register at the
TPJ office at Wisma Danamon Aetna Life building on Jl. Sudirman,
South Jakarta, on weekdays or contact tel. 5772030 or fax.
5772040.

Nani said themes of the writing contest were conservation of
the city's river water, groundwater conservation, the role of
clean water in society and the impact of dirty rivers and
benefits of clean rivers.

"The writings must be published in any print media between
Nov. 23 and Jan. 30," Nani said.

There will be two winners for first prize, three for second
prize, and four for third. Each first prize winner will receive
Rp 1.5 million, each second prize winner Rp 1 million and third
prize Rp 500,000, she said. (ylt)