Tree Falls on Jaktim Kodim 0505 Office, Evacuation Officers

Tree evacuation officers who fell on the Jaktim Kodim 0505 official residence/Photo: ANTARA

JAKARTA - East Jakarta City Sub-Department of Parks and Forests (Sudin Tamhut) officers evacuated a fallen tree that hit the roof of the Kodim 0505/East Jakarta service house and PT PLN's cable in the Pulogebang area on Tuesday.

"Thanks to the alertness of the joint officers, all the fallen trees were handled quickly and thoroughly without causing casualties," said the Head of the Green Line and Cemetery Section of the East Jakarta Tamhut Sudin, Made Widhi Adnyana Surya Pratita, Wednesday.

Two trees and one tree fell due to heavy rain accompanied by strong winds that hit East Jakarta on Tuesday afternoon, until evening.

Made said the process of evacuating the fallen trees involved 18 Blue Force personnel, who were also assisted by the local Orange Force.

"All the trees fell down and were immediately handled as soon as the report was received. We were able to complete all of them until last night," said Made.

He explained that the two trees were of the kedondong type with a diameter of about 40 centimeters, which fell on Jalan Sawo Kecik, Pulo Gebang Village.

"The two trees hit the roof of the Kodim 0505/East Jakarta official residence and the cable belonging to PT PLN. However, there were no casualties or injuries in this incident," said Made.

He added that a single tree of the angsana type with a diameter of about 25 centimeters, which fell on Jalan Dermaga Raya, RT 07/10, Klender Village.

Previously, the East Jakarta City Government (Pemkot) evacuated as many as 11 trees that fell and were damaged due to rain and strong winds since Friday afternoon (23/1).

"Around 60 employees of the East Jakarta Public Facilities and Equipment Handling (PPSU) Section evacuated at least 11 trees that fell and were damaged due to the earthquake," said Head of the Green Line and Cemetery Section of the East Jakarta Public Facilities and Equipment Handling (PPSU) Section, Made Widhi Adnyana Surya Pratita, Sunday (25/1).

Facing the incident of the tree falling, the East Jakarta Tamhut Sub-Director prepared a strategic step for tree handling in 2026 as an effort to prevent trees from falling in the midst of increasing extreme weather potential.

The program is a continuation of the handling of tens of thousands of trees that have been carried out throughout 2025.

In addition, the East Jakarta City Government also continues to strengthen efforts to prevent trees from falling through pruning, felling of at-risk trees, and routine monitoring throughout the sub-district area.

One of the tree handling strategies in 2026 is to rely on community reports through the JAKI application combined with routine patrols by the Green Task Force (Satgas).

Throughout 2025, the East Jakarta Tamhut Sub-Directorate handled 20,718 trees in 10 sub-districts.