Jakarta, March 10 -- The Jakarta Provincial Government has agreed to implement the directive from the central government to halt operations at the Bantargebang Landfill in Bekasi, West Java, particularly in zone 4A.

Previously, Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq requested the cessation of open dumping practices at Bantargebang following the landslide incident.

"For zone 4, we have implemented the Minister of Environment's directives," Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung remarked at the City Hall on Tuesday.

He explained that open dumping activities in zone 4A have stopped, whereas zones 2 and 3 continue to operate to handle Jakarta's waste.

In addition, his office is also preparing plans to build a waste-to-energy plant (PLTSa) in t...