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City cleaners to work during Idul Fitri holiday
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Riders pass along a road in Kalimalang, East Jakarta on June 26. (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak)
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he Jakarta Administration will assign security and cleanliness personnel to work during the Idul Fitri holidays next week, Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama said on Thursday.
Ahok has assigned personnel from both the Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) and the Infrastructure and Public Facility Maintenance Agency (PPSU) in an attempt to ensure that city runs smoothly during the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday on July 6.
As their services are needed by the city’s residents during the week-long holiday, the city will allow security and cleanliness personnel to take days off after the holiday.
"We don't want the city to become dirty during the Idul Fitri holiday so they must be on standby, to keep the city clean. A lot of people will flock to the city during Idul Fitri," Ahok told journalists at City Hall on Thursday.
The PPSU personnel refers to include those hired by the city administration to clean both the streets and the rivers. The city administration granted both Satpol PP and PPSU personnel holiday bonuses. Jakartans who do not join the Idul Fitri exodus like to spend the holidays visiting tourism spots around the capital such as museums, the National Monument, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah and Ancol. (rin)
