Byurrr ... Heavy Rain Flows The Capital City Of Jakarta Early Morning

JAKARTA - Heavy rain flushed the capital city of Jakarta in the early hours of the morning. This rain started to fall around 00.40 WIB.

One of the areas that was hit by heavy rain included South Jakarta on Friday, January 29, early morning. Until 01.01 WIB, heavy rain continued to flush.

Quoted from the website of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the weather in the Jakarta area is predicted to be cloudy in the morning.

At noon for the weather forecast, Friday, January 29, light rain is predicted to fall in the western and central areas of Jakarta. Meanwhile, South Jakarta and East Jakarta are forecasted to rain with lightning.

In the evening, BMKG estimates that rain will fall evenly in Jakarta, including the Thousand Islands. However, the intensity of rain is predicted by BMKG to occur in North Jakarta and the Thousand Islands on Friday, January 29 at night.

Secretary of the Department of Water Resources (SDA) Dudi Gardesi explained that his party has five programs to anticipate the impact of flooding in the rainy season.

"There are at least five programs carried out, namely Gerebek Lumpur, vertical drainage (infiltration wells), pump maintenance, tidal flood management through NCICD, and polder system management," said Dudi in a virtual discussion, Thursday, January 28.

Gerebek Lumpur, said Dudi, is the dredging or draining of mud from rivers, rivers and reservoirs. Thus, the water capacity in the rainy season is maximized.

In 2020, 23 reservoirs have been dredged, with a dredging volume of 446,402.9 m3. Then, for river dredging, a total of 93 locations, with a dredging volume of 279,967.5 m3.

While the infiltration well program is carried out by the DKI Provincial Government with related elements in the region and involving the community.

As of December 31, 2020, there have been 2,974 vertical drainage points in 777 locations, such as in RPTRA, Regional Government Buildings, Schools, City Parks, and Mosques. The infiltration wells constructed until the end of 2020 have not reached the target of 5,000 points.

Then, for the handling of tidal floods through NCICD, the DKI Jakarta SDA Office has determined the priority locations for the construction of coastal embankments, namely Kamal Muara, Blencong River, Kali Adem-Muara Angke, Muara Beach, Sunda Kelapa, and Tanjung Priok.

"Currently, 12.6 km of coastal embankments have been built and the construction will continue," he said.

Furthermore, the DKI Provincial Government will build and rehabilitate the polder during 2021-2022. The areas are in Kelapa Gading, Pulo Gadung, Cakung-Cilincing, Makassar, Cipayung, Penjaringan, Pademangan, and Kembangan-Kedoya.