JAKARTA - Heavy rains that have flushed the Jakarta area since Monday (7/7) afternoon have caused a number of points in West Jakarta to be flooded again in the evening. In fact, the puddle had receded during the day.
Floods occurred in a number of locations such as:
Jalan Arjuna Utara (direction Kebon Jeruk),
Around Rawa Buaya Station, Cengkareng,
Jalan Patra (behind Esa Unggul Campus), Kebon Jeruk,
Jalan Duri Kepa Raya, Kebon Jeruk,
Jalan Kamal Raya, Gang Bakti Mulya, Cengkareng,
And some other vulnerable points.
In a number of videos uploaded to Instagram accounts, puddles can be seen in several locations and even exceed the knee height of adults.
Head of the West Jakarta Water Resources Sub-dept., Purwanti Suryandari, explained that his party had operated 152 stationary pump units in 48 pump houses, 70 mobile pump units, and 60 floating pump units.
This operation began on Sunday, July 6, afternoon as an anticipatory measure to deal with high rainfall that is evenly distributed in the Jakarta area.
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"That's why we are on standby for pump operations. We spread it at flood points in the West Jakarta area," said Purwanti as quoted by ANTARA.
Purwanti added that the geographical position of West Jakarta in the downstream part made flooding more difficult to deal with. Water sent from the South Jakarta area and its surroundings also exacerbated the situation.
"West Jakarta is a bit north, so from the south it has receded, the water is all running to the west," he explained.
In addition, the high water level upstream causes several rivers in West Jakarta to be on alert for hours, including the Angke and Cengkareng Drain rivers. In addition, the condition of the high tide, flood management is becoming increasingly challenging.
Despite facing challenges, the West Jakarta SDA Sub-Department ensured that all pumps were still on standby to anticipate further rain.
"Our pumps are scattered throughout West Jakarta and ready to operate," said Purwanti.
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