Towards the End of Year and Christmas Holiday, the Bogor Botanical Gardens are Closed
Kolom Aktual . Towards the Christmas and New Year holidays the less exciting news came from the neighboring Jakarta to the south, namely Bogor. Management of the Plant Conservation Center (PKT) LIPI Botanical Gardens, temporarily closed the operation of the Bogor Botanical Gardens because of the potential for strong winds that hit the Bogor area. "While the operation of the Bogor Botanical Gardens is closed until an unspecified time limit. This is a preventative effort in order to maintain visitor safety," said PKT Public Relations Staff at LIPI Botanical Garden, Ayi Donni Darussalam, as quoted from Antara, Tuesday (18/12). Doni explained that the closure of the Bogor Botanical Gardens had been carried out since Sunday (12/16), precisely at around 14.00 WIB when strong winds hit the Botanical Gardens. The incident also caused a tree of five to six meters tall palms to fall, and a number of broken tree branches. "We have also coordinated with BMKG which informs us of the ...