Minister of Environment Cleans Cipinang River along with the city government of Depok

DEPOK – Minister of the Environment (LH) Hanif Faisol Nurofiq directly cleaned the Cipinang River, Depok, West Java (West Java). It is said that a total of 3 tonnes of garbage were found in this bagger work. Based on Detikcom monitoring, Sunday (12/10/2025), Hanif immediately went down with Deputy Mayor (Wawalkot) of Depok, Chandra Rahmansyah, to clean the river. The Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Depok City Government also entered to clean up garbage in the river. It can be seen that dozens of bags of the river’s cleaning results have been carried away. The trash consists of different waste, such as twigs, household waste and even motorcycle tires. Browse to continue the content, Hanif said it was a continuation of the collaboration between the Ministry of Environment and Depok City and the East Jakarta City Government. He hopes this collaboration can solve the waste problem in the Cipinang River. “Today’s agenda is a continuation of the collaboration agenda between the Ministry of the Environment and the Depok City Government and later the East Jakarta City Government. We will clean up the Cipinang River together,” Hanif told journalists. He said cleaning the Cipinang River will last one month. From Friday to Sunday, the Ministry of Environment will clear directly. “Later, Friends of Depok and the City of East Jakarta will clean up the rest. Then this is the function of Mr. PGN, he will help with the necessary facilities. From the installation of signs and then transport them. Also, possible VR -motorcycles to carry the waste to the necessary points,” he said. Hanif explained that the Ministry of Environment with the Depok City Government will regulate industrial waste. He said the Ministry of Environment will not hesitate to set up sanctions for those who violate them. “We will correct it, it is impossible for Indonesians to fix a 30 kilo river. We will try everything, the media support is very important to continue to socialize. After that we will not hesitate to apply the law, apply the laws, the sanctions needed to protect the Cipinang River,” he said. Rivers cleaning garbage in depok. (Devi Puspitasari/Detikcom) Separately, the Deputy Mayor of Depok Chandra Rahmansyah said that 3 tonnes of garbage from the Cipinang River were transported. He called on residents not to throw garbage in the Cipinang River. “There it is 1.5 tonnes, here it is 1.5, yes, it is 3 tons, so we call on the entire community, especially the people of Depok City, which is also flowed by the Cipinang River, not to throw garbage into water bodies,” he said. Because Chandra continued Chandra, residents who are found junk will be punished and subject to regional regulation 16 of 2017 with a fines of 25 million IDR. “Due to what the minister also emphasized earlier, it will be punished, criminal threats, five years. Because we are also in depop, we have a regional regulation, regional regulation 16 of 2017 that has sanctions, generally three months, 25 million.