JAKARTA - Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka appreciates the quick steps taken by the Governor of Bali together with all levels of local government, TNI, Polri, and the community in following up on President Prabowo Subianto's instructions regarding waste management in coastal areas.
"I appreciate the quick steps of the Governor of Bali and all the ranks as well as the Regional Military Command, the Police Chief, and the people of Bali in following up on President Prabowo's instructions regarding the cleaning of garbage in coastal areas," said Gibran in a written statement reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, February 4.
Gibran assessed that the rapid step reflects the responsive regional leadership and at the same time shows the real concern of all elements of society for environmental sustainability and the sustainability of the tourism sector in Bali.
According to the Vice President, the handling of beach waste carried out in a coordinated manner also shows the importance of collaboration between local governments, security forces, and the community in maintaining environmental cleanliness.
In addition to appreciating the steps taken in Bali, Gibran encouraged that the spirit of maintaining environmental cleanliness can be applied more widely in various other regions in Indonesia.
"I also invite that the spirit of maintaining environmental cleanliness as is done in Bali can be applied more widely in all regions in Indonesia," said Vice President Gibran.
Bali Governor Wayan Koster responded to President Prabowo Subianto's criticism about the dirty condition of Bali full of garbage by stating that he would immediately form a beach cleanliness task force.
"I will form a task force to guard the beach, so that the garbage can be cleaned immediately," said Koster in a recording received by ANTARA in Denpasar, Monday (2/2).
Previously, in the 2026 Central Government and Regional Government Rakornas, President Prabowo highlighted the condition of Bali, especially the dirty beach due to garbage and asked the local government to involve school students in cleaning activities.
Governor Koster explained that the problem that occurs every year, namely garbage on the beach is a shipment of garbage that comes every rainy season at the end of the year.
"December 2025, January and early February 2026, so as long as it rains, the waste sent from outside the area comes so quickly, because the current is big," he said.
However, he said, in overcoming this it takes about 2 or 3 hours to mobilize garbage to be clean.
For this reason, the Bali Provincial Government sees the right step to answer President Prabowo's rebuke is to form a sanitation task force, so that it is not necessary to wait for ordinary officers to clean it in 2-3 hours.
Regarding the President's direction for the Bali Provincial Government to deploy students from elementary to high school to clean the beach once a week, Koster saw that not only students needed to be prepared, but also the garbage transport.
For heavy equipment, currently the local government already has a sufficient amount, but these tools cannot be used at one point.
So, in addition to forming a task force, the Bali Provincial Government together with the Denpasar City Government and the Badung Regency Government plan to deploy a special transport fleet on the beach.
"With the direction of the President, we will immediately gather the Head of the Environment, then the Head of the BPBD, the Head of Education, the TNI and the Police. As soon as we return, we will immediately form a task force," he said.
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