Seeing Soil Spill From Dirty Trucks On Subang Province Road, Dedi Mulyadi Sprays Truck Drivers Directly Calls Plantation Managers

Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives Dedi Mulyadi 'Angry' excavated soil scattered on the Subang road. (ANTARA/Personal Documentation)

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of Commission IV of the DPR RI, Dedi Mulyadi, was furious when he saw a provincial road in Subang Regency, West Java in a dirty and slippery condition due to PTPN excavated soil spilled from a transport truck.

"Initially, I received reports from residents who were disturbed because the roads were dirty with excavated soil," said Dedi by telephone in Subang, Antara, Monday, January 17.

Residents of Lengkong Village, Cipeundeuy Sub-district, Subang Regency, reported that they were disturbed because the road had become dirty with excavated soil. "This is the PTPN excavated soil, sir. The dirt on the road becomes slippery," said one of the men who at that time approached Dedi Mulyadi.

Hearing this, Dedi immediately searched the Jalupang Plantation area belonging to PTPN VIII and found the plantation road was damaged because a number of trucks carrying soil had passed.

In fact, the badly damaged road made the minibus cars unable to pass. So the road can only be passed by trucks. Dedi then found a truck parked on the side of the road.

Dedi said that truck drivers can be more sensitive by cleaning tires and other truck parts before entering the highway.

"This is a dirty tire that enters the road, the ground is scattered, it rains a little bit the motorcyclist can fall. Not to mention if the soil dries up, it can cause dust," said Dedi to the truck driver.

Not far from there, Dedi found a shop that had been used as a place for illegal levies every time a truck passed. In this place Dedi met several men who claimed to be local residents.

From the man's confession, every passing truck pays Rp. 10 thousand. The money is said to be for the benefit of the people.

"What is the basis for asking for Rp. 10 thousand? What for? If you say it's money for the people, the evidence is that the residents protested asking me for help. If there is no basis, I will report to the police that this is an illegal levy. Anyway, if it's still dirty tomorrow, I'll cross my car here," said Dedi Mulyadi.

Regarding this matter, Dedi had asked for an explanation from the Jalupang Plantation Manager, Yudi Mulyadi by telephone. He asked about the origin of the transported land, which was thought to have come from plantations.

He asked for an explanation as to whether there was clear cooperation between the plantation and the land transporter because the truck was passing through the plantation area, causing road damage. He did not forget to convey the complaints of residents regarding the scattered land on the road.

Meanwhile, PTPN stated that the truck was just passing through, while the land was outside the plantation area. Dedi Mulyadi asked the plantation side to immediately check the location because the plantation area road was badly damaged.

"I hope that this kind of thing will no longer happen in the community because even though for some people land spills are trivial, they can result in road accidents that can take lives," he said.