Pjs. GM PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional Refinery Unit III Plaju Antoni R. Doloksaribu explained that the Musi River has an important role as a water source, community livelihood, and transportation.
The condition of the Musi River has recently been polluted by plastic waste and littered with organic waste from various community and industrial activities along the river basin.
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Based on data from DLHK Palembang, environmental activists, and other sources, there are around 91 tons of waste polluting the Musi River every day.
River pollution should not be allowed to continue because it can have an impact on the sustainability of the lives of people / residents in Palembang City and along the Musi River basin who rely on fulfilling their water needs from the river and can damage the ecosystem.
The impact of pollution, especially plastic waste disposed by the community into the Musi River, endemic fish such as baung, patin, and belida have decreased in population.
Seeing the appalling condition of the river, Pertamina Plaju Refinery, which operates in the Musi River basin, is called upon to clean up the river together with the community.
“We realize the importance of maintaining the cleanliness and preservation of the Musi River as a source of community life, water source, transportation, and economy. For this reason, we increase community participation and awareness together to prevent further pollution and make efforts to preserve it,” he said.
To preserve the Musi River, in addition to cleaning the river from garbage together with the community, it also seeks to spread thousands of fish seeds of various types whose population continues to decrease.
Along with the Musi River Cleanup activity, employees and leaders of state-owned PT Pertamina throughout Indonesia also cleaned beaches and the environment in areas around the company’s operations in commemoration of World Environment Day.