Dozens Of Bekasi Kodim Soldiers Clean Up Bancong River Trash

Dozens of Bekasi Kodim soldiers clean up the Bancong River garbage/Photo: Antara

BEKASI - Dozens of TNI soldiers from Kodim 0509/Bekasi Regency, West Java worked together to clean up the garbage stuck in the Bancong River sluice area, Sukatani District so that it would not accumulate and hinder the flow of the river. We are assisted by officers from the LH Service as well as environmental activists and the surrounding community," said the Commander of Kodim 0509/Bekasi Regency Lt. Col. Inf. Horison Ramadhan in Bekasi, Friday, March 18. "This community service is one of our routine activities assisted by a number of related elements. We are committed to realizing a clean and free river from garbage," he said, quoted by Antara. The enthusiasm of the surrounding community is also quite high in helping clean up the garbage "They are aware that this really needs to be done so that the flow rate of the river (river) is smooth again. That way the river also looks clean as well as in anticipation of a flood disaster due to non-smooth water flow," he said.

Horison appealed to the public to be more concerned about the environment, especially in certain areas, the threat of flooding still often haunts residents. flood disaster by controlling the garbage that accumulates and eventually clogs the flow of water like in Bancong River," he said.