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Jl. Raya Ragunan closed through Sunday for festival
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A banner is seen announcing the closure of Jl. Raya Ragunan, Pasar Minggu, in South Jakarta. (kompas.com/Iwan Supriyatna)
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l. Raya Ragunan in South Jakarta will be closed to vehicles over the weekend to accommodate the Bongsang Festival, according to police.
“We will deploy 44 personnel to direct traffic during the festival,” Pasar Minggu Police chief Comr. Harsono said on Saturday as quoted by kompas.com.
According to the event’s organizing committee head, Yusuf Said, the Bongsang Festival aims to pay tribute to the bongsang (bamboo basket), which was once commonly used for shopping.
“The bongsang is eco-friendly; it can easily be recycled, unlike plastic bags,” he said, adding that the basket was popular from the 1980s through the 1990s.
He hoped that the festival can encourage Jakartans to switch from plastic bags to bongsang.(iwa)
