#river pollution

Collection of river pollution news, found 16 news.

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Competition seeks to change Banjarmasin residents' outlook on rivers

Alayung River, located in Sungai Andai village, North Banjarmasin sub-district, South Kalimantan, was once choked with ...

Jakarta to inventory sources of pollution in Kalibaru River

The Jakarta Environment Office will inventory sources of pollution arising from residential areas, offices, industries, ...

Gov't urged to investigate pollution in Cileungsi River

The Cileungsi Cikeas River Care Community (KP2C) has urged the government to conduct an investigation into the waste ...

Team of experts finds pollution indicators of Musi River aggravating

A team of experts from the Nusantara River Expedition (ESN), South Sumatra Telapak Association, and Spora ...

Citarum water is safe for fish cultivation, irrigation: governor

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil confirmed that the quality of water in Citarum River has reached a level safe for ...

59% of Indonesian rivers heavily polluted: Environment Ministry

Fifty-nine percent of the 564 rivers in Indonesia are heavily polluted, according to Luckmi Purwandari, director of ...

President to launch movement to make Citarum River pollution-free

West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan is scheduled to accompany President Joko Widodo, who will launch a cleanliness drive ...

EARTH WIRE -- China to appoint "river chiefs" to fight pollution

China will appoint "river chiefs" to prevent pollution in the nations waterways, the official Xinhua news agency ...

Banjarmasin`s rivers as drivers of urban development

Banjarmasin, the capital city of South Kalimantan province, stands proudly on the banks of many rivers, with its ...

Household wastes pollute 70 percent of Indonesian rivers

About 60-70 percent of the rivers in Indonesia are contaminated by domestic or household wastes, a deputy of Pollution ...

Indonesia to restore polluted rivers

Indonesia is a tropical country having at least 5,590 rivers and 65,017 tributaries with a total length of the rivers ...

Environmental quality of Ciliwung river needs to be improved

The environmental quality of Ciliwung River, which runs across Jakarta and its surrounding areas, must be improved ...

Indonesian river pollution increases 30 percent

Jakarta (ANTARA News) The research results from the Ministry of Environment on river water quality indicates that up to ...

Indonesia, PNG discuss border issues in Batam

The governments of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) discussed border issues during a Joint Border Committee ...

S Sumatra govt urged to overcome environmental damage

The South Sumatra branch of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) has urged the local government to ...