Reduce The Impact Of Floods, DKI Provincial Government Builds 9 Polders In Jakarta With A Budget Of IDR 640 Billion

Illustration of flood prevention management in Jakarta/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Flood control efforts carried out by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government have not been fully successful. For this reason, the DKI Jakarta Water Resources Service (SDA) has rebuilt nine polders in Jakarta.

Polder is a system to accommodate water that comes from upstream and will divide the water into several rivers or streams. So, it is expected to reduce the occurrence of flooding in an area. The DKI Jakarta Water Resources Service (SDA) will build polders in the areas of Muara Angke, Teluk Gong, Mangga Dua, Kelapa Gading, Pulomas, Marunda JGC, Green Garden, Kamal and Ceger (Pumps). Tipala-Pump Adhyaksa). This development is an effort to prevent flooding.

"Through the polder system, water from upstream is collected and then distributed in rivers and streams. In a polder system, there is a water pump to reduce water in the polder," said Head of the Flood Control Section of the DKI Jakarta Water Resources Service, Ericson Indra to reporters, Tuesday 30 November.

Ericson said the construction of polders would be carried out in various ways. For example, construction of new pumps, increasing pump capacity, construction of storage, garbage filters, construction of sluice gates, parapet and strengthening of embankments.

"The area of the polder also varies at each location ranging from 100 to 700 hectares. The polder will be equipped with supporting infrastructure according to the needs, existing conditions and characteristics of the location where the polder is built," he said.

He added that the construction of polders in the nine locations uses a multi-year scheme with a budget of Rp 640 billion.

"The construction of the polder is one of the important efforts to overcome inundation and flooding in Jakarta, especially in vulnerable areas," he said.