JAKARTA - Member of Commission D of the DKI Jakarta DPRD from the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Faction, Bun Joi Phiau, expressed concern over the death of three residents during a major flood that hit Jakarta on Monday, January 12, 2026.
The incident occurred in Cilincing District, North Jakarta, one of the areas most severely affected by the flood. The three victims were reported to have died after being electrocuted when the flood came, while a number of electronic equipment around the location were still on.
Bun assessed that the incident showed the weakness of anticipating and mitigating the risk of flooding, especially those related to the safety of residents. He then alluded to the large flood control budget allocated by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government.
"Where is the result of the budget of Rp. 2.8 trillion. This is money that is withdrawn from the people's taxes. But in reality, the DKI Provincial Government still has not been able to overcome the flood problem from time to time," Bun told reporters, Tuesday, January 13.
According to Bun, the amount of the budget should be proportional to the readiness of the local government in facing the rainy season and the potential for flooding, including preventive measures that are both technical and non-technical.
"Tragically, what is happening now is that 3 people died because they were electrocuted during the flood. With such a budget, yesterday's flood should not have been this bad. The DKI Provincial Government should have been able to make preparations that could prevent the situation like yesterday," said Bun.
He also highlighted the tendency of the government, which is considered still looking at floods as a routine event due to natural factors, without being followed by serious efforts to reduce the impact and risk to the safety of residents.
"I regret the current tendency that seems to consider flooding as usual. All of them are blamed on natural conditions," he said.
Bun emphasized that the task of the regional government is not merely responding to floods after they occur, but ensuring adequate preparedness so that similar incidents do not again take human lives.
"In fact, the task of the DKI Provincial Government is precisely to face all of that, not to surrender. If you can only blame, it means that the DKI Provincial Government is also not ready. So please use the tax money of the people of Jakarta as best as possible to save the lives of the residents as well," he concluded.
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