Crazy! Officers Find A 2.2 Km Unfunctioned Air Cable Owned By 17 Providers In Duren Sawit

Officers found that the aerial cable did not function as long as 2.2 km belonging to 17 Providers/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - Semrawut cable along Jalan Raden Inten II, Duren Sawit District, East Jakarta is brought under control by the East Jakarta City Government and the East Jakarta Highways Sub-Department by cutting, Tuesday, August 15.

East Jakarta Mayor Muhammad Anwar said the activity of cutting the utility of the aerial cable was carried out on cables that were decomposed chaotically and in disarray. Later, the aerial cables will be moved into the ground.

The cable control is not only in the context of urban planning, he said, but also anticipates accidents such as on Jalan Antasari, South Jakarta some time ago.

"This high air cable sometimes does not comply with existing regulations. So it often disturbs passing vehicles," he said.

The cut aerial cables, he continued, were no longer working. The controlled cable is about 2.2 kilometers long owned by 17 providers.

After controlling the cable on Jalan Raden Inten II, the East Jakarta Bina Marga Sub-Department will also control the aerial cables on Jalan Pahlawan Revolution and Jalan Laut Arafuru, Duren Sawit.

"Anyway, we will gradually do it, prioritized in areas that are chaotic, which are messy and disrupt traffic," he said.

The number of officers deployed is 34 personnel. The control of the aerial cables along Raden Inten is targeted to be completed for one week.

According to him, before controlling the aerial cables, his party had appealed to the Telecommunication Network Operators Association (Apjatel) to organize cables that hang down by tying them up to make them neater.

"The height of the cable is not in accordance with the rules which reach a minimum of 4.2 meters. When the cable pins about 3 meters, it can disrupt traffic, so we cut it," he said.

Anwar asked Apjatel to accelerate so that there would be no more aerial cables.

"For Arafuru Street, Duren Sawit is targeted to be free from aerial cables this year," he said.