The Ministry Of Public Works Lowers Heavy Equipment To Overcome Bali Floods, Community Activities And Tourism Begin To Recover

The Ministry of Public Works has deployed heavy equipment to deal with flood disasters in Bali. (Photo: Doc. Ministry of Public Works)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works (PU) has made an emergency response to flood disasters in Bali Province.

Floods occurred on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at around 03.00 WITA due to very high rainfall intensity, with rainfall reaching 245.5 millimeters (mm) per day, based on data from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

The high intensity of rain caused the volume of water from the Tukad Badung River to increase to 85.85 cubic meters per second, so that it overflowed and inundated residential areas and roads in West Denpasar District, Denpasar City, Bali Province.

Handling measures have been taken by the Ministry of Public Works by mobilizing heavy equipment to clean up waste and assisting emergency response measures to reduce the impact of disasters and ensure the safety of the affected communities.

"We continue to prioritize the safety and comfort of the affected communities. The Ministry of Public Works will provide full support in dealing with the impact of floods in Bali," said PU Minister Dody Hanggodo in a written statement, Thursday, September 11.

The Ministry of Public Works has also placed mobile pumps at flood points to ensure puddles can be handled quickly and effectively as well as mobilize excavators to clean up trash at rotary doors and trashracks in Muara Reservoir.

In addition, also alert personnel in the rapid reaction team at the disaster site as well as heavy equipment and flood material if needed.

Identifikasi lanjutan telah dilakukan dengan melakukan pengecekan infrastruktur serta memantau kondisi di lapangan untuk memastikan penanganan berjalan dengan baik.

Adapun hingga hari ini, pukul 05.00 WITA, pemantauan Waduk Muara sudah berangsur surut dari ketinggian air 190 cm sudah turun ke ketinggian 130 cm.

Genangan air di sejumlah titik utama Kabupaten Badung mulai surut, seperti Jalan Sunset Road, Legian, Raya Canggu Kerobokan, Bypass Ngurah Rai, Setia Budi hingga Underpass Dewa Ruci (Simpang Siur) sudah dapat dilalui, sehingga aktivitas warga dan arus lalu lintas di kawasan pariwisata Bali mulai pulih.

Further identification has been carried out by checking infrastructure and monitoring conditions in the field to ensure good handling.

As for today, at 05.00 WITA, the monitoring of the Muara Reservoir has gradually receded from the water level of 190 cm, which has dropped to an altitude of 130 cm.

Puddles of water at a number of main points in Badung Regency began to recede, such as Sunset Road Street, Legian, Canggu Kerobokan Street, Ngurah Rai Bypass, Setia Budi to Dewa Ruci Underpass (Siur Intersection) have been passed, so that residents' activities and traffic flow in the Bali tourism area began to recover.