Hundreds of Telkom University students carried out a tree planting action in the upper reaches of the Citarum River Sector 23, which is located close to Situ Cisanti. This activity is an effort to maintain the sustainability of the Citarum River, in accordance with Presidential Regulation Number 15 of 2018, namely ‘Acceleration of Control of Pollution and Damage to the Citarum River Watershed’.

Overseeing this tree planting activity, Head of Student Activities, Ridwan Sukma Tel-U said that through this action, Tel-U students are expected to have an early awareness about preserving nature, and can be more concerned about social problems in society, in this case the Citarum River.

“We invite about 123 Tel-U students, consisting of various faculties, to participate in the action of planting trees in the upper reaches of the Citarum River sector 23. We continue to promote various programs in support of the Citarum Harum program, such as the Citarum Harum Thematic KKN activities. We (Tel-U) are ready to support the preservation of Citarum River, let’s develop a solution together,” said Ridwan.

Specifically, the tree seedlings planted were coffee trees. The reason why coffee trees are chosen in this action is the economic value of coffee that can be utilized by the surrounding community. For information, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported that the export value of Indonesian coffee during January-August 2022 was recorded at USD698.18 million or an increase of 45.52% compared to January-August 2021. This is certainly an economic opportunity for the coffee industry.

This activity took place in conjunction with TVRI’s 36th Anniversary series. Before the tree planting action began, there was a talk show entitled “The Fate of Citarum Harum After Perpres number 15 of 2018 Ends?”. This talk show represented the synergy of pentahelix by presenting several speakers from each field.

In addition to Telkom University students, this tree planting action was also attended by several universities in Bandung, such as Padjajaran University, Pasundan University, Bandung Islamic University, Parahyangan Catholic University, and Sangga Buana YPKP University. Telkom University

Penulis: Abdullah Adnan | Editor: Daris Maulana | Foto: Public Relations