Getting To Know PPSU: Jakarta Sanitation Guard Orange Troops That Are Mentereng Era Ahok

JAKARTA - The Jakarta process of beautifying itself requires a lot of energy. Casual Daily Officers were also recruited to help the Sanitation Service. They do all kinds of rough work, from street sweepers to garbage cart officers.

The life celebration of the Daily Release Officer who was later known as the Public Infrastructure and Facilities Handling Officer (PPSU) is increasing. There is the role of Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) behind it. Therefore, the officer nicknamed Orange Troops can work effectively and optimally.

In particular, Jakarta has been famous for a long time. Jakarta is like being built as a beacon of national civilization. This narrative is because Jakarta is able to be a sign of the progress of the times. All kinds of monumental buildings were present in Jakarta first.

Likewise with all kinds of modern public transportation. Gelora makes Jakarta's position considered special. Whoever becomes the leader of DKI Jakarta will be assigned to beautify Jakarta.

Instead of just beautifying Jakarta with mere development, regional heads are asked to participate in maintaining the beauty of Jakarta. Many freelancers were recruited in the 1960s era. Those who were employed under the banner of the Sanitation Service. They have the task of maintaining cleanliness in Jakarta.

They are divided into several units according to their field of duty. Some are transformed into street sweepers. Some are transformed into garbage truck drivers. The task and authority are increasing every year.

All of this follows the development of Jakarta, which in fact is known as the City of Mertopolitan. They are transformed into the most important part responsible for the beauty of Jakarta. The responsibility is quite large. This is because Jakarta is the capital city of the State (IKN), aka the face of Indonesia.

If the face of the State Capital is not attractive, then how are you with other regions. Jakarta and Daily Officers Leave like the symbiotics of mutualism -- both profitable. The DKI Jakarta government can rely on them in all conditions. They can protect the beauty of Jakarta from waste and so on.

"So the orange troop was originally (the nickname) belonging to the Sanitation Service from the 1960s. They learned from the Sanitation Service, including we gave examples of standard clothes and work equipment in orange," said Head of the DKI Jakarta Environment and Hygiene Service Isnawa Aji as quoted by Kompas.com website, March 3, 2017.

The fate of the Daily Off Officers has not changed much from year to year. However, not during the Ahok administration. The presence of the Daily Officers was taken seriously since he served as Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta in 2013.

Ahok gave a mandate to the Government Administration Bureau to form a cleaning unit with a scope of duties in residential areas. Specipally again in each kelurahan in Jakarta.

Ahok continued the initiation when he became Jakarta's number one person in 2015. The casual daily officers began to change their names to PPSU. Everything is contained in DKI Jakarta Governor Regulation No. 169 of 2015 concerning Handling Public Infrastructure and Facilities at the Kelurahan Level.

The presence of PPSU is very helpful. They work in each kelurahan with 3 shifts for 24 hours. Each kelurahan can employ 40 to 70 PPSU officers. The name PPSU, which is often dubbed the Orange Troops (because the costumes) is effective.

They are able to work hard and versatilely. They are always ready when there is a call for duty from the government or residents. Every day they cleaned the ditch in a residential area. They also covered potholes, cut trees, and repaired lighting.

Their effectiveness is recognized by the whole of Jakarta. Moreover, when the flood hit Jakarta. Orange troops are ready to help residents deal with the flood problem until it recedes. The greatness was appreciated by many parties, including Ahok. The life of the Orange Troops is at the level.

They also get various privileges. Their salary is guaranteed. Even Orange Troops get priority living in flats and free of charge on transportation modes, TransJakarta.

Another effort made by BTP is to optimize the role of 15 thousand orange troop personnel. The orange force is a term for PPSU workers, who are tasked with maintaining cleanliness and being recruited by urban villages in Jakarta.

His job is to repair and maintain public facilities. Such as repairing roads, sidewalks, painting canteens, repairing waterways, and maintaining the Jakarta Smart City park, without the year of publication," explained Rafif Pamenang Imawan in the book Sudah Senja in Jakarta (2020).