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Don't litter in Jakarta's rivers: Ahok
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Jakarta administration sanitation workers remove garbage from the Ciliwung River on May 4. (Antara/Aprilio Akbar)
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span style="line-height: 1.6em;">Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has issued a strong reminder that he will fine anyone caught littering, especially in the city's rivers, amid an aggressive clean-up program.
The city administration will impose fines from Rp 500,000 (US$36) to Rp 5 million for people who litter, as stipulated in the 2007 Regional Regulation on public order.
"We will send a request to the court so that the sentence will be [a fine of] at least Rp 500,000; it is pretty hefty. I'm afraid people can't afford Rp 5 million fines," Ahok said on Friday as quoted by kompas.com.
Ahok's administration has pushed for healthier rivers in the past two years by hiring contract workers paid Jakarta's minimum wage of Rp 3.1 million and provided with health, transportation and accommodation facilities.
Jakartans can now see cleaner rivers in several parts of the city such as Manggarai and Mampang in South Jakarta. Jakarta's largest and most notorious river, the Ciliwung, has also been cleaned up, with some areas along the riverbanks cleared of illegal settlements.
Ahok recently announced plans to make Jakarta's rivers one of the capital's tourist attractions and has vowed to keep the waterways clean. However, he also urged Jakartans to participate in maintaining the city's cleanliness, along with other stakeholders. (rin)
