Chairman Of The DKI DPRD Considers Anies Not Ready To Face La Nina

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (Photo: Instagram @aniesbaswedan)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan admitted that Jakarta is ready to face extreme weather due to the La Nina phenomenon which is predicted to come at the end of this year. However, the Chairman of the DKI DPRD, Prasetyo Edi Marsudi, doubts this.

Prasetyo saw that Anies and his staff seemed rash in carrying out flood control efforts such as dredging rivers and reservoirs when the rainy season had entered.

"If I say I'm ready (to face extreme weather), I haven't. Because it's nothing. I said why suddenly. Why wasn't it raining before? The problem is that Jakarta doesn't want executions," Prasetyo told reporters on Monday. , November 2nd.

He also regretted the large number of heavy equipment purchased by the DKI Provincial Government for land dredging using the APBD. However, currently flooding is still common.

In recent times, floods have inundated the Kebon Pala area, Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta for three days. Yesterday, 13 RTs in East Jakarta were also flooded due to the overflow of the Sunter River.

"Don't buy luxury tools for dredging land but the equipment can't be used," he said.

Prasetyo emphasized that the DKI Provincial Government must be responsible for budgeting to purchase equipment to support flood control, so that it can be of maximum benefit.

According to Prasetyo, the equipment procurement carried out before the rainy season should immediately be used to dredge rivers and reservoirs. It can't be done if the DKI Provincial Government is careless to do work when the rainy season arrives.

"The problem with the flood is why you scream when it rains. Right before it rains, there are lots of tools to dredge the soil. Actually, it is possible to deepen (dredging) because now it's very shallow," said Prasetyo.

Apart from that, Prasetyo also criticized the slow pace of making sodetan. He asked the Water Resources Service to immediately expand the construction of waterways to support the flood control program.

Prasetyo then mentioned the sodetan projects that have not been carried out for a long time, such as in the East Flood Canal area, the Manggarai area, to Kampung Pulo.

"Many of these drains have not been drained, such as the flood in the east canal, in the Manggarai direction, which has been planned from the previous government era. But to this day there has never been an execution, Kampung Pulo if I'm not mistaken," said Prasetyo.

Furthermore, Prasetyo also mentioned that the blockage of water lines in the work of revitalizing sidewalks or pedestrians in the capital was also one of the causes of flooding.

"The problem with the water line. Last night I passed the road it was flooded a lot. I don't understand that the pedestrian was repaired, but the water rope didn't connect to the drain or something," he said.

Therefore, Prasetyo emphasized that the DKI DPRD will monitor the budget proposals that are included in the 2022 APBD so that the DKI Provincial Government does not buy tools that cannot be used optimally.

"Now it is clear that it must be sorted. Like (procurement) in South Jakarta, I will see. Later at the meeting, which is not a priority, I will cross out (budget submission) anyway," explained Prasetyo.

"That's my right. Please discuss it in the commission (DPRD). But it's not a decision, the decision is in the Budget Agency which I lead. That's all," he added.