Allegedly, the truck belonging to PT AES carrying liquid waste B3 was blocked on the Purwakarta National Road.

Instagram account of Didik Mardika

JAKARTA - A large-sized tank vehicle with Nopol D 9065 FA was observed dumping its B3 liquid waste on the Purwakarta - Padalarang National Road, specifically in Wadon Village, Tenjolaut Village, Cikalongwetan District.

From the results of the search, the liquid waste is of the type of IPAL Sludge taken from a company named PT Nyalindung which is known to be located in the West Bandung area. The waste is suspected to have been deliberately dumped by the driver at the direction of someone who claimed to be a representative of PT Adhikari Energi Solusi.

IPAL sludge is generally categorized as hazardous and toxic waste (B3). Based on regulations in Indonesia, this wastewater treatment residual sludge often contains heavy metals and toxic chemicals so it requires special handling.

Street Certificate from PT AES (Special)

The pungent-smelling liquid is piped from a 16,000-liter tank (-red) through two flexible pipes measuring about 6 inches, directly into the sewer body. The sewer flow then leads directly to the Cisomang River, whose flow reaches the Purwakarta area.

The truck is suspected to belong to PT AES (Istimewa)

Responding to this finding, Ali Sopyan, a representative of the People's Volunteers to Defend Prabowo (RRM), expressed a strong attitude. He urged the Law Enforcement (Gakkum) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) to immediately intervene.

"We urge the Ministry of Environment and Forestry to immediately revoke the waste management permit for B3 PT Adhikari Energi Solusi. This action is a real environmental crime. If there is no firm action, we from the People's Volunteers to Defend Prabowo will come down to perform an oral action in front of the Ministry's office," said Ali Sopyan.

B3 Liquid Waste Disposed into a Drain (Special)

Based on the driver's statement, he admitted that he received instructions from the management to dump the cargo at that point after being directed to another location in the Nyalindung area, Campaka Padalarang.

On the other hand, a representative of PT Adhikari Energi Solusi expressed regret over the incident. The company claims that the action was taken without official instructions from management.

Meanwhile, the owner of PT Adhikari Energi Solusi, Didik Mardika when contacted via his cellphone and Whatsapp channel has not given any information from the questions asked. The transporter company founded by the alumni of Borobodur University is indeed engaged in b3 waste.

Legal Sanctions

The act of directly dumping waste into the environment without processing (dumping) is a serious violation. In addition to damaging the ecosystem - which is evidenced by the discovery of hundreds of dead fish on social media - the perpetrator can be charged with a layered law:

Basis of Law Regarding Sanctions

Article 60 of Law No. 32 of 2009 prohibits dumping waste without a permit. -

Article 104 of Law No. 32 of 2009 Criminal Penalty Dumping. Maximum imprisonment of 3 years & Maximum fine of Rp. 3 billion.

Article 98 paragraph (1) of the PPLH Law. Acts that cause the quality of the environment to be exceeded. Minimum imprisonment of 3 years & Minimum fine of Rp. 3 billion.

Law No. 6 of 2023 (Creating Jobs) Changes several provisions related to business licensing and environmental administrative/criminal sanctions. Repeal of

This case is now being highlighted by the Environmental Care Organization in West Java. They plan to officially report this finding to the ministry level to ensure that PT Adhikari Energi Solusi is responsible for the impact of pollution caused in the Cisomang River.