Citarum River Problem

The problem on Citarum River may be have spread over the world because this river have been talk by many NGO even the international NGO like Greenpeace have inspect dirrectly to this river and see the condition and found many deviate condition on this river.

The problem is not just because this river become shallow but also contaminated the river by industrial waste and also municipal waste that have been a general condition in the world that never treat of municipal waste. While in the downstream of this river is treated become drinking water like in Jakarta.

Some industry that located in upstream of the river don't follow the regulation to treat their waste water before discharge into the river. Even many industry already treated waste water and discharge into the river as the regulation mentioned but the quality of the river will problem if use as drinking water because discharge water regulated by government is not fullfill for drinking water source.

Citarum river silting have been handled by Government by release budget to dredge the river. Dredging funded budget of Rp 1.3 trillion, which will be used during the three fiscal years through 2013. Early stage targets Citarum River dredging will be done along Sapan, Bandung regency, until Combong waterfall, Nanjung, West Bandung regency whose length is 45 kilometers.