Rain All Day, Katulampa Dam Is Still Safe

Katulampa Dam Bogor/ Photo: Antara

JAKARTA – The recent rains have flooded a number of areas in Jakarta and its surroundings. However, the head of the Katulampa Dam Supervisor, Andi Sudirman, said that the Ciliwung River flow in his area is still safe even though it is predicted to rain all day in the Bogor area on Tuesday. Andi said that the intensity of moderate to light rain had occurred in the Bogor area since the early hours of the morning. At 02.00 - 07.00 WIB, moderate-intensity rain was still occurring in Bogor and its surroundings with the water discharge at the Katulampa Dam still 30 centimeters (cm) or still below the safe limit of 50 cm.

Meanwhile, at the Cibalok Monitoring Post, Gadog, the normal flow of the Ciliwung River was 20 cm with a water flow of 2,863 liters/second. Previously, the water level (TMA) of the Katulampa Dam was at 60 cm or Alert 4 for the Jakarta Flood at 22.00, Monday. December 6, but gradually receded, as the intensity of light rains. However, Andi Sudirman appealed to the people along the banks of the Ciliwung River in Bogor, Depok, and Jakarta to remain vigilant. This is because the intensity of rain in the upper reaches of Ciliwung, Puncak, Bogor, Tuesday morning was observed to be high to moderate. The Climatology Station of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Hadi Saputra said that from January to February 2022 the Bogor area is predicted to experience the peak of the rainy season with an average rainfall (CH) of 100 to 150 mm/day. According to Hadi Saputra, the Bogor area is basically an area rain all year round. However, when entering December to March, the potential for rain in the Bogor area is quite high, above 100 mm/day. ," he said.