"Ciliwung River is cleaner now, but its still dirty, but it is cleaner than in the past, because every day I pass this area," the Head of State said here, when inspecting a Ciliwung River clean-up campaign in the Bogor Botanical Garden, here, Saturday.
The President urged the public to lot litter in the river.
The Commander of the Presidential Security Unit (Paspampres), Major General Bambang Suswanto, said the clean-up was organized to commemorate the 71t anniversary of Parpampres.
"We hope so see a cleaner Ciliwung River passing along the Botanical Garden, though, so far, we have seen garbage on the right and left sides of the river," he said.
The Bogor Botanical Garden belongs to everyone, so its cleanliness must be maintained.
"If the botanical garden is clean, the river must also be clean. Paspampres has been contributing to its cleaning, as it is an attractive tourist destination and, moreover, the President lives here, (Bogor Palace which is located within the Bogor Botanical Garden complex)," he stated.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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