Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang | Mon, 12/13/2010
Dozens of residents of Kadu Agung village in Tigaraksa district, Tangerang regency, staged a rally Monday at the local legislative council office protesting ground water pollution allegedly caused by a salt factory.
The residents accused salt producer PT Lautan Garam of randomly disposing its waste around their neighborhood, polluting the ground water they usually consume.
“The taste of the water in our wells has turned salty,” protestor Bustami said.
Residents ask both the Tangerang legislative council and regency administration to inspect the ground water and take stern measures against the firm if the pollution is indeed caused by the waste the company has disposed, he said.
Bustami said the firm began producing salt in the village ten years ago, after which local residents began to complain about the ground water tasting salty.
Lautan Garam spokesman Hutami Wijaya said he had never heard of any complaints from locals before and that the firm was now trying to communicate with the residents.
“With the residents’ objections we will likely close the salt factory here and relocate it to East Java,” he said.
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