180 families living with trash

Bad quality of life­: Trash covering the grounds surrounding Kampung Bengek in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, which is situated on 24ha of land owned by port operator PT Pelindo II. — The Jakarta Post/ANN

Jakarta: A lack of sanitation facilities and space for a growing number of families has prompted some residents of Kampung Bengek in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, to live side by side with heaps of waste on a plot of land owned by a port operator, PT Pelindo II Indonesian Port Corporation (IPC).

On Wednesday, up to 350 workers, mainly from the North Jakarta Public Facility Maintenance Agency (PPSU), were enlisted by North Jakarta Municipality to try clean up the trash on the land.