Java communities rally as clock ticks on cleanup of ‘world’s dirtiest river’

2022-08-31 01:18
BANDUNG, Indonesia — In a valley downstream from the source of the Citarum River, retired army general Doni Monardo approaches a magnolia tree planted in 2018 by President Joko Widodo to mark the start of one of the world’s most ambitious river cleanup operations. “The tree planted by the president is growing nicely,” Doni said, […]