Anies' Subordinates Say That The Flood Recedes In 6 Hours, Starting From The River's Height, Returning To Normal

Illustration- Jakarta Flood (Irfan Meidianto/VOI)

JAKARTA - DKI Regional Secretary Marullah explained that DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan's target regarding the Jakarta flood should be subsided within 6 hours. Marullah said, the target was not calculated from the beginning of the flooding.

Marullah said, the target for the flood to recede in 6 hours starts from the condition of the river where the water level has returned to normal, after previously overflowing due to shipments from upstream.

"So, after the river runoff (returns to normal), I will make sure it recedes in 6 hours," said Marullah at DKI City Hall, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, November 10.

He also gave an example of the floods that occurred a few days ago in East Jakarta and South Jakarta. At that time, the flood that had soaked all day was not in accordance with the target of 6 hours of receding, but the river discharge in the vicinity was still high.

"It's not that it hasn't subsided for 6 hours, but because the flow from the river runoff is still running over. The runoff doesn't finish in a hurry, because the rainfall in some places is high," said Marullah.

So far, said Marullah, the target of 6 hours of receding on average has been achieved at a number of points that had experienced inundation.

"There are some places that are indeed inundated. But now, after what the Governor said, 6 hours of receding, the majority of them receded in 6 hours," he said. Previously, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan stated that he had set a target for flood management. If the rainfall is below 100 millimeters per day, then Jakarta cannot 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," said Anies. , Tuesday, November 2nd.