Residents Complain Slow Repair of Waste Wall at Kramat Jati Market TPS which is Roboh

Trash wall at the Kramat Jati Pasar Induk Roboh polling station/ Photo: ANTARA

JAKARTA - The retaining wall at the Kramat Jati Market Temporary Shelter (TPS), East Jakarta, collapsed allegedly due to the pressure of the mountain of garbage.

A resident named Jamal (39) said the wall collapsed since January 2026. However, until now there has been no improvement from the authorities.

"It has been a long time since it collapsed, as far as I know it collapsed at the beginning of January this year. But until now, yes, it's like this, it hasn't been fixed, that's why it's still like that," said Jamal at the Kramat Jati Central Market, East Jakarta, Wednesday.

He also complained about the impact of the increasingly severe accumulation of garbage, especially the pungent smell and the large number of flies which he said could interfere with health.

"A little bit of garbage already smells, this is rich in garbage, from far away it already smells really pungent, and the flies are getting more and more. This is not healthy, every day there are a lot of green flies," said Jamal.

He also hopes that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, the East Jakarta City Government, or market managers will take steps as soon as possible to transport garbage as much as possible and repair the collapsed wall.

"This kind of condition is not good to see, it is not good either. There must be a government or market party that is responsible for quickly reducing the garbage pile, and continue to repair the wall," said Jamal.

Similar complaints were also made by other residents, Sinta (32). He highlighted the high activity of residents around the location, especially on the footpath which is close to the collapsed wall.

"It's not just a shortcut for residents, the field there is also often used by children to play. So, we are worried that if it suddenly collapses again, especially the garbage keeps piling up," said Sinta.

According to him, the volume of garbage at the TPS continues to increase and has not shown a decrease since before the fasting month.

He admitted that he was worried that the condition could aggravate the damage and endanger the safety of residents.

"The volume of garbage is getting higher and there has been no decrease since before fasting. We are afraid that the pressure of garbage will make the wall collapse more, health will be more disturbed, and finally activities will be hampered," said Sinta.

Furthermore, he urged for quick handling, both in transporting garbage and repairing infrastructure around the TPS, so that community activities can resume safely and comfortably.

Based on monitoring at the location, the collapsed wall was right behind a pile of garbage that was towering to a height of approximately six meters.

The concrete material and the supporting pillar of the wall were seen collapsing and some of it went into the water channel at the bottom.

Not only that, waste in the form of vegetable and fruit residues from the TPS also appeared to be carried into the water channel so that it had the potential to clog the flow and worsen the environmental condition.

The area behind the TPS is known to be a vacant lot that is used by residents as well as a place for children to play. The footpath near the garbage pile is also an everyday access for residents.

Previously, the Head of the East Jakarta Environment Service Sub-Directorate, Julius Monangta, ensured that his party continued to provide assistance in the form of fleets and sanitation personnel to maintain the cleanliness and orderliness of the market.

A total of 13 trucks from the East Jakarta Environment Sub-Department (Sudin) were deployed to transport the mountains of garbage at the Kramat Jati Central Market, Monday (30/3).

"So, it is a public facility. We must support public facilities to remain clean and comfortable," said Monang in Pulo Gebang, East Jakarta, Monday (30/3).

He also emphasized that assistance from the East Jakarta LH Sub-Directorate was not limited to a certain time, but would continue to be carried out until the condition of the garbage at the location was properly handled.

In addition, Monang also ensured that the handling efforts were carried out to the maximum with the ultimate goal of cleaning all the garbage in the Kramat Jati Central Market.

As is known, the effort to transport the six-meter-high pile of garbage that has been going on for four days since Friday (27/3) at the Kramat Jati Central Market has not yet shown significant results.