JAKARTA - Chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD Khoirudin promised the local government in Jakarta to prioritize the use of this year's budget for flood prevention.
Khoirudin emphasized that flooding is a classic Jakarta problem that requires serious handling. In addition to flooding, Jakarta must also alleviate the problem of congestion.
"We have been flooded for years, we are trying to do our best, all the capabilities of the DKI Jakarta Regional Government to be able to handle floods. The priority of the budget remains for floods and congestion," Khoirudin told reporters, Wednesday, March 5.
The DKI DPRD, revealed by Khoirudin, continues to supervise, especially the flood management policy. This is because the flood management budget has been ratified in the 2025 DKI Regional Budget and must be accounted for by the DKI Provincial Government.
"We directly review the implementation and God willing, we can overcome the implementation together with the executive and legislature of the Jakarta flood problem immediately," said Khoirudin.
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On the one hand, Khoirudin asked the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government not to stop building flood control infrastructure. Because, even though Sodetan Ciliwung, which flows water to the East Flood Canal, is already operating, Jakarta is still flooded due to overflowing rivers.
Therefore, Khoirudin asked the DKI Provincial Government to rebuild a tunnel that can pump water discharge in the river so that it can quickly be channeled into the sea.
"I hope that in the future there will be flood control channels, such as in several cities in the world. In Kuala Lumpur, for example, there are tunnels, tunnels, water on the surface is pumped down and then thrown into the sea," said Khoirudin.
With the pumping of water pushed into the sea through the tunnel, Khoirudin said it could further help the water discharge that was too much surfaced. Thus, the impact of flooding in residential areas can be more controlled.
In addition, Khoirudin also encouraged the DKI Provincial Government to continue to dredge mud in rivers, lakes, reservoirs, ponds, and reservoirs throughout the year. This dredging, according to him, is not enough just to do it during the rainy season.
"Indeed, there is silting of rivers, water flow. The mud is increasing, which makes the water discharge reduce its reservoir. I advise the government to immediately dredge all waterways and rivers," said Khoirudin.
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