Deputy Minister Of Public Works Diana: Heavy Rain And Rob Water Triggered Floods In Semarang

The Ministry of Public Works (PU) revealed that the cause of flooding in Semarang, Central Java, was due to heavy rains and tidal water.

This was conveyed by Deputy Minister of Public Works (PU) Diana Kusumastuti when met at her office, Wednesday, October 29.

"Because it's not just rain, but rob. And the tidal wave, right, the sea water is rising, yes. Right, that's the problem in Semarang," said Diana.

The areas affected by the flood are Genuk, Sultan Agung and Kaligawe sub-districts.

Diana said that the Director General of Water Resources at the Ministry of Public Works, Dwi Purwantoro, is currently in Semarang to hold a meeting with the Governor of Central Java to discuss the flood management.

"The one who held the flood meeting in Semarang, Mr. Director General of Water Resources, together with the Governor," he said.

However, Diana said, her party had carried out emergency handling by deploying around 30 pumps to help reduce water discharge.

"We are carrying out emergency handling and have installed pumps there. In total there are 30 pumps," he said.

The hope, said Diana, is that the performance of the 30 pumps can help reduce the flow of flood water.

"Anyway, we also do new pumps here for this capacity. We pump everything and hopefully this can help," he concluded.

Mobile pumps have been deployed to flood locations, including mobile pump assistance from various BBWS, such as BBWS Brantas, BBWS Bengawan Solo, BBWS Cimanuk Cisanggarung.

Kemudian, dari BBWS Serayu Opak dan BBWS Ciliwung Cisadane. Pompa tambahan juga datang dari Pemda Provinsi Jawa Tengah dan Pemkot Semarang.

Selain itu, BBWS Pemali Juana telah mempercepat proses peningkatan (upgrading) pompa di dua rumah pompa utama, yakni Rumah Pompa Tenggang dengan kapasitas 12 meter kubik per detik Rumah Pompa Sringin dengan kapasitas 10 meter kubik per detik, yang ditargetkan selesai pada awal November 2025.

Hingga saat ini, sedikitnya perjalanan 16 kereta api (KA) yang melintas di Kota Semarang menuju wilayah timur dan sebaliknya dibatalkan. Banjir masih menggenangi sebagian jalur rel antara Stasiun Semarang Tawang hingga Stasiun Alastua.

Then, from BBWS Serayu Opak and BBWS Ciliwung Cisadane. Additional pumps also came from the Central Java Provincial Government and the Semarang City Government.

In addition, BBWS Pemali Juana has accelerated the process of increasing pump (upgrading) in two main pump houses, namely the Tenggang Pump House with a capacity of 12 cubic meters per second of the Sringin Pump House with a capacity of 10 cubic meters per second, which is targeted for completion in early November 2025.

Until now, at least 16 train (KA) trips that passed through Semarang City to the east and vice versa were canceled. Floods are still inundating parts of the rail line between Semarang Tawang Station and Alastua Station.