DKI Jakarta Provincial Government Targets Brigif Reservoir To Be Able To Accommodate 300 Thousand Cubic Meters Of Water To Prevent Flooding In South Jakarta

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government targets the Brigif Reservoir in Jagakarsa to be able to accommodate around 300 thousand cubic meters of water volume to prevent flooding in several areas in South Jakarta.

"The construction of the Brigif Reservoir is one part of the new project of the Water Resources Service, which is 942 projects", said Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria, in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Saturday, April 30.

Through his Instagram account @arizapatria, the Gerindra politician explained that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is gradually continuing the construction of the Brigif Reservoir located in Cempedak Village, Jagakarsa District, South Jakarta.

The construction aims to make the Brigif Reservoir contribute to flooding control in the South Jakarta area, especially the Ciganjur, Cilandak, Kemang, Petogogan, Kebayoran, and Palmerah areas.

From December 31, 2019, to January 1, 2020, the area was flooded due to extreme rain.

The 942 projects are the construction and rehabilitation of nine polders, the construction of four reservoirs, and the revitalization of two rivers.

In the upload, he displays the target for the dam construction to be carried out from November 5, 2021, to December 17, 2022.

The reservoir, which is planned to have an area of about 10 hectares, has several supporting facilities including inspection roads, management offices, information rooms, bridges, and reservoir landscapes.

In the construction, the work in the form of soil excavation, retaining walls for slope protection, arrangement of Salak connecting channels (PHB) and inlets, outlets, and mud bags.

It is targeted that the reservoir can reduce flood discharge from the Salak and Krukut rivers. In addition, adding blue open space in Jakarta, adding water catchment and conservation areas.