Regarding subpoenas to the three governors (West Java, Central Java and East Java) because the river in their area was damaged, will this continue with other governors?
Yes,
depending on the location we go to. We are collaborating with other
institutions to discuss this. In essence, prioritizing rivers is the
government's concern. The method, yes, varies. Yes, there were those who were
sued, subpoenaed, given suggestions, input. The government has Rivers as assets,
but they are not maintained.
What
is their response to that subpoena?
The governors of East Java and Central Java have
already given their answers. Normative content. Meanwhile, the subpoena to the
Governor of West Java is new. After that, we will formulate how it goes. In
Java, the governors are all running to become presidential candidates. So, we
want this river issue to become a political discussion. What are the strategies
of these governors (for river management), perceptions, and translation in
their programs.
What's
an example?
The budget for controlling river pollution is very
small. However, what is monitored is quite extensive. The average monitoring
station is only two. For example, in Way Seputih (Lampung), the length of the
river is 260 kilometers, but there are only two monitoring stations. This
doesn't make any sense. There should be a lot. The reason, monitoring equipment
is expensive. So that it's not expensive, yes, involve the community in it.
Moving
the community isn't easy, right?
We see that there are several approaches. We
collaborate with Watchdoc to produce
documentary movies, every two weeks we make a release. The goal is education, filling
public space with information about river issues. We hope that many
communities will be born. We also go around to raise the community in each
river, preach and share information.
Does
someone have to guard the river?
At least someone is guarding the river, there is a
community. Building community is important. The townspeople must get involved.
Public funds are used to support the community in protecting the river. Now it
doesn't exist in Indonesia. We tried that, working with Kitabisa.com dan
Benihbaik.com, as an effort to raise public funds for river conservation.
Diaper
waste is now also a problem in rivers. How to parse it?
In fact, it must be controlled from upstream. Don't
forget that there are 75 regional or municipal governments that have policies
to reduce single-use plastics. There should also be a redesign of the
packaging. It's running now, but slowly. In Gresik it is good. After
discovering the fact that 1.5 million diapers are thrown into the river per
day, the local government provides a dropping point for diaper waste. Then
every two days it is disposed of in the TPA (final disposal site). That's
pretty good, as long as it's not thrown into the river. On my way now, I always
turn my head to the river and definitely come across diapers
What
about service related to how?
Garbage service is also a problem. On average, local
governments are only able to serve 30-40 percent of waste. It is conceivable
that 70-60 percent of the people are not served. Yes, in the end throw it into
the river or burn it. The real key is budget politics. Every road I walk, there
must be trash. This means that the government is unable to deal with waste.
Society must be educated. The government must provide waste handling facilities
and service systems.
You
are willing to bother taking care of the river. What is the Trigger?
There is an emotional relationship to the river. In
the past, when I was a child, it was a place for recreation and bathing in the
river. Every time you take a bath, look at the fish. So, when I was in college,
how come the river was dirty? There is waste. Finally, anxiety appeared, then
searched. It turns out there is a waste paper factory. From then on, I thought,
how come this river used to be beautiful, you could bathe, but now you can't,
disgust? This is what triggers me to make the river healthy and beautiful
again. (To Be Continued)
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