Waste Disposal Contract In Bantargebang Will Expire, DKI Accelerates ITF Development

Intermediate Treatment Facility (ITF) Design in Sunter, North Jakarta (Photo: Jakpro)

JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria said that his party would accelerate the process of developing waste management, namely Intermediate Treatment Facilities (ITF) in the city.

This is in response to the contract for the management of the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPST) between the DKI Provincial Government and the Bekasi City Government which will expire next month.

"Now we are preparing for the process of four ITF developments in North Jakarta, South Jakarta, West Jakarta and East Jakarta," said Riza at DKI City Hall, Central Jakarta, Monday, September 20.

Riza admitted that currently the construction of the waste processing machine has not been carried out. However, DKI has run an auction process with private parties.

"Just pray that everything goes smoothly. Anyone who has the opportunity to win the tender, builds. Hopefully in the future it will be built and we will have no more problems with waste. God willing, we have high-tech, good waste management, like the world's developed countries," he explained.

Previously, Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi said the waste management contract with the DKI Provincial Government would expire. Rahmat admitted that his party would evaluate the cooperation contract first.

"The Bekasi City Government is evaluating the cooperation because this October will end," said Mayor Rahmat Effendi in Bekasi.

Rahmat said that the cooperation contract agreement for the management of the waste disposal site was drawn up by the two local governments based on a period of once every five years.

Rahmat said the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is currently discussing the clauses of the cooperation contract agreement for the next five years.

"We have coordinated with DKI, it will be evaluated every five years," he said.

He said that the Bantargebang TPST land had been expanded by about 15 hectares or to 125 hectares in total. The expansion of the TPST area, he said, remains a concern, especially for the living conditions of the people who depend on the location even though the location is now able to accommodate more waste.

"One of the concerns is the fate of the scavengers. There have been several incidents of scavengers being buried by landslides," he said