MEDAN - Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution inspected the cleaning of the White River Jalan Masjid, Sei Putih Tengah Village, Medan Petisah District.
A review is carried out to ensure that the garbage clean-up is running smoothly. Because, in addition to causing blockages that trigger flooding, the garbage that covers the surface of the river also causes an unpleasant smell that is very disturbing the comfort of local residents.
When Bobby Nasution arrived at the location, the Medan Petisah District staff were working together with the Medan City Public Works (PU) Department to clean the river, Sunday, January 16. In addition to using hoes and rakes to clean the garbage, 1 unit of backhoe loader was also lowered to support the river cleaning that was carried out.
Seeing the arrival of President Joko Widodo's son-in-law, a number of residents, especially mothers, went straight to him. They were very happy to see Bobby Nasution immediately come to follow up on complaints from the local community.
"Thank you, Mr. Mayor for coming to our place," said D Br Siagian, a local resident, quoted from a statement from the Public Relations of the Medan City Government.
To Bobby, Bro Siagian immediately conveyed what the garbage complaints had been all this time. They are disappointed because the garbage collection is not carried out regularly, it can be once a week so that the garbage accumulates and causes an unpleasant smell.
"Because of the smell and flies, the garbage that has been piled up is finally thrown into the river," he said.
Therefore, Br Siagian, representing the residents, hopes that the garbage collection will be carried out at least once every two days.
“We are willing to pay the Mayor's garbage retribution every month, but please carry out routine garbage removal. Don't let it pile up for days, just be lifted," he continued.
According to him, the cause of the surface of the White River is filled with garbage because many outsiders who come when shopping at Meranti Market bring garbage from their homes and then throw it into the river. Although the local residents have repeatedly warned them, they have not been taken care of.
In addition, Meranti Market waste, he said, is also dumped every day into the White River.
In addition to garbage, Br Siagian also hopes that the Mayor of Medan can overcome the flood problem that they are currently vulnerable to experiencing. Apart from being clogged and silting up due to garbage, he explained, flooding also occurred due to the non-functioning of the floodgates built by the Sumatra II River Basin Agency (BWS).
"Lastly, Mr. Wali, we also ask that drug trafficking in this area be eradicated because it has greatly disturbed the residents. Empty stalls in Meranti Market are used as places for drug transactions, not only at night, but also during the day," said Br Siagian.
After hearing the residents' complaints, Bobby Nasution, accompanied by the Head of Public Works Office of Medan City, Typhoon Obaja Ginting, immediately called the Camat Budi Ansyari Lubis. Budi confirmed the residents' complaints about garbage, because the Petisah Tengah Village only has two units of rickshaw transporting garbage.
"I ask that in early February, there should be additional rickshaws that carry garbage so that garbage can be transported regularly," Bobby Nasution told the Medan Petisah Sub-district Head, while at the same time asking for a ban on throwing garbage into the river.
Bobby Nasution asked for supervision to prevent residents from throwing garbage into the river.
Regarding the flood problem, Bobby Nasution will follow up. This is because the problem of flooding is one of the priority programs that will be resolved. As a first step, Bobby asked the Head of Public Works to convey the problem of the sluice gate that was not functioning to BWS Sumatra II for repair.
"If the floodgates work, the flood that inundated people's houses can be channeled into the White River," said Bobby Nasution.
Meanwhile, responding to the problem of rampant drug trafficking in Meranti Market, Bobby Nasution immediately checked the empty stalls. There are dozens of empty kiosks that have been left abandoned so that they become places for drug transactions.
According to Jamal, the local Kepling, the kiosk was empty because the rent was too high, so traders couldn't afford to pay the rent.
"We will deal with the issue of drug trafficking, thank you for the information," concluded Bobby Nasution.
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