JAKARTA - The unpleasant and foul smell on Jalan Ciputat Raya, South Tangerang (Tangerang), seems to add to the suffering of road users in the midst of facing exhausting traffic jams in the area. Until Tuesday evening at 21.00 WIB, the garbage mound on the side of the road is still visible. People complained. The South Tangerang City Government (Pemkot) is required to take immediate concrete steps. In the midst of residents' concerns about the current garbage problem, the Mayor of South Tangerang Benyamin Davnie has not apologized.
Based on the information search conducted by VOI, Benyamin Davnie did not directly apologize regarding the recent waste accumulation controversy.
The apology was actually delivered by the Chairman of the South Tangerang DPRD, Abdul Rasyid, to residents for the pile of garbage that disturbed the comfort of the community in several points of the city. He conveyed the apology while urging the City Government to immediately take concrete action in handling the problem.
Abdul apologized to residents for the garbage collision. He asked the city government to immediately move to address this problem.
"We from the DPRD, of course, apologize to the entire community regarding the inconvenience. Second, we have encouraged the city government to immediately take concrete steps, concrete solutions related to the problems that are happening today, because indeed this waste problem is what we continue to highlight from the DPRD," said Abdul in a report quoted by VOI, Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
Benyamin Davnie admitted that the condition of the waste accumulation occurred due to the temporary closure of the Cipeucang Final Disposal Site (TPA) so that the waste could not be disposed of at the facility.
Davnie stated that this condition was the technical impact of the TPA arrangement process and asked the public to be patient, but there was no direct apology from the Mayor in the available news.
In addition, according to the Deputy Chairperson of Commission IV of the South Tangerang City DPRD, Paramitha Messayu, the waste problem in Banten has been in a worrying condition and requires extraordinary steps through the issuance of the Emergency Waste Mayor Regulation (Perwal) as a legal basis for more firm, rapid, and coordinated handling.
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"The Mayor must issue an Emergency Waste Walikota which contains tactical and integrated steps in handling South Tangerang City waste," said Paramitha, quoted by VOI, Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
Paramitha assessed that until now, waste management has not shown a comprehensive solution, marked by piles of garbage at a number of points and complaints from residents that continue to emerge.
"This is not just a matter of an annoying smell, but it concerns public health, environmental sustainability, and the dignity of the South Tangerang City," he said.
Until this news was released, there was no official apology from the Mayor of South Tangerang.
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