Waste-based power plant plan opposed

Sumber:The Jakarta Post - 15 Desember 2007
Kategori:Sampah Luar Jakarta
People living within a five-kilometer radius of a planned waste-based power plant in Bandung urged the local administration Friday to relocate them to safer areas. Mohamad Tabroni, one of the residents, said they wanted to be relocated because it was clear the city would ignore their protests regarding the power plant, which they had hoped wouldn't be located in their neighborhood. He said he was worried the power plant would give off dioxins and CO2. "The administration seems not to listen to what residents and environmental activists warn. It insists on continuing with the project," Tabroni told The Jakarta Post .

According to Tabroni, about 10,000 persons live within five kilometers of the project, located in Gedebage, East Bandung. He said the government had sided with investors and against residents. The city has reached an agreement with investors and appointed a feasibility study team from Bandung Institute of Technology. With ground-breaking -- set for Jan. 8 -- weeks away, Bandung secretary Edi Siswadi said residents who opposed the project could come to an environmental impact hearing later this month. Siding with the garbage-shy residents were several non-governmental organizations: West Java Indonesian Environmental Forum, Bali Focus and Global Anti-Incinerator Alliance.

According to Yuyun Ismawati from Bali Focus, the waste-based power plant could produce 100,000 tons of CO2, contaminate Bandung and worsen global warming. Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung

Post Date : 15 Desember 2007