A year of Citarum Harum program runs. The returning program was ruled to restore the longest river in West Java was initiated directly by the central government through the Ministry of Coordinator of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs.
Kodam III Siliwangi, West Java Polda, as well as a sustainable environment is handed over to revitalize Citarum. The river with a length of 297 kilometers has three problems that are acute, namely waste, garbage, and flood.
Since the many industries grow in the 1970s, the change of water color began to occur in the river of the West Java residents. Unprocessed waste resulting from a number of naughty factories has been poisoning as a living mahkluk that occupies the river.
TNI members take trash when carrying net patrols in the area of Hulu River Citarum, Situ Cisanti, Bandung Regency, West Java, Tuesday (13/3)
Citarum Riverscape in Rajamandala area, West Bandung District, West Java
The Loka Research Head of Fish Stock Excluding in Marine and Fishery Research Agency, Directorated Wahju Hendro Tjahjo, said 14 kinds of original fish of Citarum River is estimated to have been in a 40-year rate to 2007. In addition to the change of turtle habitat and enlargement due to river stake, the fish is extinct because it is unable to adapt to the polluted water by waste.
In 2014, a British media presented a documentary report on the Citarum River pollution titled ‘Unreported World, The World’s Dirtiest River’. It is senada with data from the Environment Department that mentions that every day the Citarum River receives 1,500 tons of waste both household waste and industrial waste.
When the rainy season came, the Citarum River bans especially in South Bandung area often haunted by floods. According to the surroundings, floods have existed when they build a house there.
Nelayan is looking for fish in the River Citarum area of Rajamandala, West Bandung District, West Java, Sunday (11/2)
Industrial waste air photos in Cihaur River that come to Citarum River in District Onlarang, West Bandung District, West Java, Wednesday (11/4).
Various efforts have been carried out by the West Java Provincial Government, one of them by building the Cieunteung retention pool. However, the effort does not break the results, floods still occur when the large rain comes.
After a year the Citarum Harum program runs, many things have been carried out by policy stakeholders, such as the Nol Kilometer Citarum cleaning in Situ Cisanti and the formation of poultry from hulu to downstream by Kodam III Siliwangi.
President Joko Widodo targeted in the seven-year period, the water of the river flow area (DAS) Citarum which has an area of 721.945,66 hectares can be taken by society. This DAS is an important source of 80 percent of the needs of West Java residents.
The conditions of garbage accumulated in the Old Citarum River, Margaasih, Bandung Regency, West Java, Sunday (30/12/2018).
People are looking for fish among trash and hyacinth in the Citarum River of Batujajar Area, West Bandung District, West Java, Tuesday (26/6).
Photo and text: Raisan Al Farisi
The photo of residential air was flooded in Dayeuh Kolot, Bandung Regency, West Java, Monday (26/2)
The citizens brought the bed fixtures to settle from his home that was flooded in Bojong Asih Village, Dayeuhkolot, Bandung Regency, Monday (12/11/2018).
Dua children play when flooding in Kampung Bojong Asih, Village Dayeuhkolot, Bandung Regency, West Java, Tuesday (6/3)
Editor: Fanny Octavianus
