The Indonesian government has launched an online system allowing the public to report environmental violations via short message service (SMS). People can text reports of violations to +62 811 932 932 or lodge them online via the State Ministry of Environment website.
“We invite the public to monitor the progress of their complaints. We hope it will force the government or local administrations to do something to improve the environment,” State Environment Ministry compliance deputy Illyas Asaad told Adianto P. Simamora of The Jakarta Post. He said the ministry will, for example, receive reports on declining air quality, river pollution, or companies damaging the environment.
Illyas promised that his office would follow up on reports within two weeks from the time they were sent. “We will send our auditors to the field to verify reports. Of course, we will also make it a priority to follow up on bigger cases,” he said.
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