Give A Deterrent Effect, KLH Acts On Illegal TPA Laws In Depok And Caringin Bandung

The Ministry of Environment (KLH) said it was taking law enforcement measures against a number of managers of illegal final processing sites (TPA) to provide a deterrent effect.

Deputy for Law Enforcement (Gakkum) KLH Rizal Irawan said his party is currently taking legal action against the illegal TPA Limo in Depok City and the Caringin Market Temporary Disposal Site (TPS) in Bandung, West Java.

"The hope is to provide a deterrent effect to illegal TPA perpetrators and there will no longer be other illegal TPA-TPA in Indonesia," Rizal said in Jakarta, Thursday, February 27, which was confiscated by Antara.

"Because the illegal TPA is what is certain is that they are not managed properly so that it can cause environmental damage and also threaten people's health and life," he added.

He gave an example of how the illegal TPA in Limo District had an extraordinary impact on the environment. The TPA, which operates without permission for years, not only builds up waste that causes landslides but also open combustion (open burning) which is suspected of contributing to air pollution around the area.

As a result of the illegal TPA located on an area of 3.75 hectares, residents around the illegal TPA also reported experiencing negative impacts, including experiencing respiratory problems such as acute respiratory infection (ARI).

The Limo Illegal TPA Affected Forum then reported to KLH regarding environmental pollution and had complained to the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) regarding residents' rights to a clean and healthy environment.

Minister of Environment and Forestry Hanif Faisol Nurofiq himself conducted an inspection of the Limo illegal TPA last November to ensure the cessation of activities.

Deputy for Gakkum KLH then arrested a suspect with the initials J who is the manager of the illegal TPA Limo. He was detained at the Salemba Rutan, Jakarta before finally being handed over to the Depok District Attorney (Kejari) along with evidence of the Limo illegal TPA case to continue the legal process.

For the Caringin Market TPS itself, the Minister of Environment and Forestry in a statement last Saturday (22/2) that the KLH was increasing the status of the investigation to an investigation after the management did not carry out the directions requested by the Environment Agency, both West Java and Bandung.