Criticized By Floods In Kebon Pala For 3 Days Just Receding, Anies Baswedan: Rainfall Above 100 Millimeters

Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan. (Photo: Public Relations of DKI Jakarta Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - Some time ago, the Kebon Pala area, Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta was flooded for 3 days. This is not in line with the target of the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, to overcome the flood until it recedes in just one day.

Anies spoke up. He said that all this time, the ranks of the DKI Provincial Government were trying to overcome the impact of flooding according to the target he had made. If anything is not achieved, then it will be evaluated.

"This is our control using targets. Of course we will continue to evaluate what makes a target achievable and what makes a target not achieved in the context of continuous improvement," said Anies at City Hall, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, November 2.

Anies again explained about the flood. He said, flooding is always related to the volume of rainwater and the volume of river water. He set a target if the rainfall is below 100 millimeters per day, then Jakarta should not be submerged.

However, if the rainfall is above 100 millimeters per day, after the rain stops, all flood control efforts will be carried out immediately, especially the deployment of water pumps. The flood target can dry up within 6 hours.

"If the rain is below 100 millimeters, then there should be no flooding, of course there is something wrong in the management. Likewise, the river flow has returned to its normal point. So 6 hours after that, if the river water doesn't come down, the flooding will continue,"

"This is part of our efforts to continuously evaluate and with this evaluation material we will continue to make improvements," he said.

Even so, Anies also admitted that the receding flood depended on the volume of water in the river. "Likewise, the flow of the river has returned to its normal point, then 6 hours later. If the river water does not go down, then the flood will continue to occur," said Anies.

Floods hit the Kebon Pala area, East Jakarta for days. Rain and water from upstream have caused this area to be submerged since Thursday, October 28 night. Until Monday, November 1 morning, the flood had just receded.

This is not in line with what Anies said last Friday, October 29. DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan claims that currently flooding in Jakarta only lasts for one day. This statement was conveyed in the National Coordination Meeting for Anticipating La Nina which was held by the BMKG.

"At the beginning of this year, it was felt that areas that normally flooded for three to four days, are now dry in less than a day," said Anies as seen on the BMKG Youtube channel, Friday, October 29.