Citarum River Pollution Due To Industrial Waste
Citarum is one of the longest and largest river in Indonesia right his Tatar Pasundan province of West Java, indonesia. Citarum River flows from the South of Mount wayang we Bandung flows North and empties into the Java Sea. The administrative area of Citarum flow 12 district/city. Citarum water supply for livelihood needs 28 million people, the river that is the source of drinking water for the community in Jakarta, Bekasi, Karawang, Purwakarta and Bandung.
With a length of 269 km through the irrigation acreage for farming area of 420,000 hectares. Citarum is a source of the pulse of the economy Indonesia amounting to 20% of the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and the expanse of the industries that are located along the river Citarum.
Millions of people depend directly of his life from the River, about 500 factory stood around the flow, three HYDROPOWER reservoirs built in the flow. Citarum River conditions are currently very poor. According to information from the head of the Balai Besar area of Citarum River Citarum River, now considered the world's dirtiest rivers. Based on data for the year 2014 regarding the water quality of the Citarum, 10 point monitor the quality of water entering the category of danger or contaminated weight is four point monitor Majalaya, Sapan, Cijeruk, and Dayeuhkolot.
One significant parameter passes the threshold is the content of toxic chemicals from liquid waste textile industry (which has the process of dyeing, bleaching, and finishing). Besides the Citarum River textile industrial waste has also become a place for the waste disposal industry iron foundries, paper industry, and dairy farms. As many as 400 tons of waste is channeled to the river Citarum per day.
Therefore, I would argue that the river Citarum is the lifeblood of much of the Center and one of the country's income. How could the river that gave life to the people and also the revenue for the country is the world's dirtiest rivers? This is obviously a very good name expunge an unlimited Indonesia. This is because waste-waste flowing on the Citarum.
The waste is very dangerous, it is proven by the large number of dead fish in the river Citarum. The dead fish because they have lived on the river that has been polluted by the waste that comes from the industry. Industrial waste is very dangerous because a lot of the content of the substances are very harmful to living things. Due to the content of harmful substances is also causing the water in the river Citarum is no longer clean water and even water are forbidden for consumption by living beings.
Clean water is one of the basic necessities of human beings, but if your only source of clean water is polluted it will pose a major problem for human beings. If humans consume contaminated water that will not be the solution to meet the needs of human beings will be clean water but will instead give rise to new problems such as diseases caused by contaminated water.
Therefore the Government must act decisively to industries in order not to waste them carelessly in the Citarum River. The Government should have regulations and also strict sanctions for offenders. The Government should immediately conduct a revamping on the river Citarum River in order to be able to function as it used to be that of a source of many people's lives and the source of income for the country. So the title as the dirtiest River will be off, and the surrounding communities can live in prosperity.
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