In response to the problem of clogged drainage and tons of garbage in rivers in the capital, Governor Fauzi Bowo said the administration would not fine people who littered, despite the existing bylaw on public order.
“It is not effective to fine people whose economic standing is so low. It doesn't solve the problem,” he said Friday.
The 2007 city bylaw on public order stipulates that people who throw or pile garbage on roads, sidewalks, rivers, green strips, parks or other public places face fines of between Rp 100,000 and Rp 2 million or between 10 and 60 days’ imprisonment.
Fauzi said he agreed that changing people's behavior should be done by any means, including the enforcement of fines. But the bylaw was not being effectivley carried out, he added.
The past few years have seen the deterioration of the city’s gutters and drainage. Every rainy season the capital faces traffic chaos due to the inundation of several streets, including main arterial roads.
He said the city's public works agency was dredging a number of rivers and grading some micro drainage systems in a bid to mitigate the annual floods.
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