TANGERANG - In an effort to minimize the impact of pollution, reduce unpleasant odors, and help the process of naturally restoring water quality, the Tangerang City Government (Pemkot), Banten, together with volunteers have poured as much as 1,500 liters of ecoenzymes into the Cisadane River flow.
The Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Tangerang City, Mahdiar in Tangerang, Saturday, said that the handling process using ecoenzymes was carried out by pouring directly and spraying to ensure the distribution of the enzyme liquid was evenly distributed at the affected points.
In addition, officers also removed dead animals and garbage found around the location, the impact of the pollution that occurred.
"The Ecoenzymes used are solutions from the fermentation of environmentally friendly organic materials and are often used to help decompose pollutants in the waters," he said, as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, February 14.
This activity involves volunteers from PMI, Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Center (MDMC), Saka Patriot, Syekh Yusuf Islamic University (UNIS) and BPK Penabur University. Meanwhile, the local government that is involved includes BPBD, the Environment Service (DLH), and the Culture and Tourism Service (Disbudpar).
Yan Evries from the Tangerang City MDMC added that this movement occurred suddenly due to mutual anxiety about the condition of the Cisadane River.
"This morning there was a casual chat, this afternoon we all moved immediately and this afternoon we realized it together. Today we have poured only 500 and we will pour it again periodically," he said.
It is known that the Minister of Environment (LH) Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has prepared a lawsuit against PT Biotek Saranatama as the owner of a pesticide storage warehouse that has polluted the Cisadane River with an area of approximately 22.5 kilometers covering the South Tangerang, Tangerang, and Tangerang Regency areas.
This step was taken as a form of the government's firm stance against environmental destroyers who must be fully responsible for recovery.
"For criminal cases, the police chief will follow up. Then from the legal side, we will take it as intended in Articles 87 and 90 of Law Number 32/2009," said Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq.
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