Although Not Prioritasing Fines, Heru Budi Reminds Residents To Prevent Their Homes From Becoming Mosquito Nests

Satpol PP di rumah warga Jakarta (DOK Humas Pemprov DKI)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono emphasized that residents must participate in preventing the spread of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) by not allowing their homes to become mosquito nests. "For all areas of Jakarta, it is the obligation of citizens to jointly be able to prevent dengue fever," said Heru at Gelora Bung Karno, Central Jakarta, Sunday, June 9. The DKI Provincial Government plans to impose fines on residents who allow their homes to become mosquito nests. This fine sanction is contained in Regional Regulation (Perda) Number 6 of 2007 concerning Control of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF). However, Heru emphasized that fines are not the main priority of the DKI Provincial Government in eradicating dengue fever. "That's (enforcement) at the end. No fines are made. That's just an appeal," he said. Head of DKI Jakarta Satpol PP Arifin also explained the plan to impose a maximum fine of IDR 50 million on Jakarta residents who allow their homes to become mosquito nests. Arifin emphasized that the fine would only be imposed if residents repeatedly allowed their houses to be caught in mosquito larvae during an examination of the eradication of mosquito nests (PSN). The imposition of fines on residents who allow their homes to become larvae is imposed after the initial sanctions. First, when a larvae are found during PSN activities, residents in the house will be given the first warning letter (SP1). Then, if mosquito larvae are found during the next PSN, the person concerned will be subject to SP2. Then, the fine is charged while still allowing mosquito larvae after the second warning. "It is not true that the Satpol PP will immediately impose a fine of Rp. 50 million on residents whose houses were found to be larvae, because there are stages," Arifin said in his statement, Thursday, June 6. As an effort to control dengue fever, Arifin said that his party was re-socializing Regional Regulation (Perda) Number 6 of 2007 concerning Control of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) to the public. He continued, the socialization of Regional Regulation 6/2007 was carried out to remind and encourage all parties to play an active role in preventing dengue disease.

"The regional regulation contains rules and obligations for the entire community to actively participate in supporting and making joint efforts in the context of preventing dengue fever, including obligations for related regional apparatus," said Arifin.