Pramono Acknowledges Bantargebang TPST Landslide Disrupts Management of 8,000 Tons of Daily Garbage Jakarta

JAKARTA - The landslide of garbage mounds in Zone 4 of the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Center (TPST), Bekasi City, West Java, has an impact on Jakarta's daily waste management system. This was acknowledged by the Governor of DKI Jakarta Pramono Anung.

The incident occurred on Sunday, March 8 at around 14.30 WIB after heavy rain with a long duration flooded the area. The high pile of garbage triggered a shift until it finally collapsed.

Pramono admitted that the landslide must have an impact on the Jakarta waste management system. Therefore, the DKI Provincial Government has begun to prepare steps to limit the shipment of waste to Bantargebang, which has a very limited capacity.

"Of course there will be an impact. For this reason, we will carry out a sorting process at the end, and at the same time to regulate that all of them are not sent to Bantargebang. Because Bantargebang must start to have restrictions because its capacity is very limited," said Pramono at the DKI Jakarta City Hall, Monday, March.

Pramono admitted that the volume of waste from Jakarta sent to the Bantargebang TPST could reach 8,000 tons per day. He admitted that so far the delivery of waste to the landfill has still been carried out without sorting from the upstream.

"Because now almost all of them are not separated and then sent to Bantargebang," he said.

As a mitigation step, operations in Zone 4A of the Bantargebang TPST were temporarily closed. Waste shipments from Jakarta were also minimized and temporarily diverted to Zone 3. In addition, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has also prepared two additional zones.

"For the time being, while waiting for Zone 4A to be completed, Zone 3 and two new zones are being prepared to be temporary, temporary, so they are not permanent," said Pramono.

Pramono said the government would also immediately normalize the Ciketing River, which was covered by waste material due to the landslide.

Pramono hopes that the handling process at the location will not take long. "I have asked for this not to last long, because if it lasts long, Jakarta will definitely be disturbed," he continued.

Four people were recorded as dead as a result of this incident, consisting of two drivers, a female trader aged around 60 years old, and a female scavenger.

In addition to the deceased, there were five people who were injured. All the injured victims have now returned to their respective homes after receiving treatment.

For the deceased who are Individual Other Service Providers (PJLP) of the Environment Service, the family will receive compensation from BPJS Employment.

"Meanwhile, the cost of treatment for those who are injured is fully borne by the DKI Jakarta Government," concluded Pramono.