CITARUM’S CRISIS

OFFICERS from the Citarum River Basin Agency (BBWS), along with several volunteers, install bamboo structures to push and remove piles of waste in the Citarum River, which is heavily polluted with industrial waste, in Cicukang, Mekar Rahayu village, Bandung Regency, West Java, January 27, 2025. Citarum BBWS officers and the Citarum Harum Task Force estimate that more than 19 tons of waste cover an 800-meter stretch of the river, with garbage layers reaching up to two meters thick. Tempo/Prima Mulia