The Deputy Governor Of DKI Explains The Cause Of Rob Flooding The Road To Ancol

Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria/ANTARA

JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria explained that the cause of tidal flooding or coastal flooding inundated a number of points leading to the entrance to the Ancol Dreamland tourist area, due to low location factors and high rainfall intensity.

Therefore, said Riza, Jakarta needs a program of embankment construction to prevent sea level rise to land which is being carried out with the central government through the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR).

"We need to have programs that have been implemented so far, including the construction of embankments around the coast, which have been carried out in stages and do require time for cooperation," said Riza in Ancol, North Jakarta, quoted by Antara, Sunday, November 7.

Water inundated a number of roads leading to the west gate of Ancol Dreamland, Jakarta, Sunday, including Jalan Lodan Raya and Jalan RE Martadinata on Sunday.

The emergence of the inundation reaching 40 centimeters made the traffic of the surrounding vehicles slow down due to rising water levels in the Ancol River. However, some vehicles can still traverse the roads in the area.

The North Jakarta Water Resources Sub-dept. swiftly deployed a blue troop task force to deal with inundation, so that inundation does not last long and recedes quickly.

The North Jakarta SDA Sub-Department has also prepared two floating pumps to remove stagnant water on the road leading to the river next to it and also 50 sandbags to build a temporary embankment to prevent high tides in the Ancol river from overflowing onto the road.