It's Possible That The Criticism Of The Chairman Of The DKI DPRD Regarding The Function Of Infiltration Wells Is Correct, The Proof Is That There Are Even More Flood Points

The puddle at the Cengkareng Sluice Gate, West Jakarta, began to recede on January 18 yesterday. (Photo via BPBD DKI)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) recorded that the flood points in the capital city as of 15.00 WIB expanded from 93 RT (Rukun Tetangga) to 102 RT with a water level of 90 cm.

"There are currently 102 RT or 0.335 percent of the 30,470 RT inundation information and one inundated road section in DKI Jakarta," said Head of the DKI BPBD Disaster Information and Data Center, M Inshaf in Jakarta, Wednesday, January 19, as reported by Antara.

Not only did the flood points increase, the number of refugees also increased to 1,194 people from the previous 815 people at 12.00 WIB.

The flood points are mostly found in West Jakarta as many as 93 RT, namely in Tegal Alur Village as many as 34 RT with a height of 40 to 90 cm.

The causes, he continued, were high rainfall, tidal waves and the overflow of the Semongol River. The number of refugees in the village reached 234 families (KK) or 965 people.

In addition to West Jakarta, areas in North Jakarta also recorded that there were still flood points spread across nine RTs in Cilincing Village with a height of 60 cm. The flood was caused by high rainfall and overflowing of Begog River with the number of residents evacuating up to 35 people at the RW 01 Secretariat Office.

"The inundation condition is being handled by the SDA, Fire and PPSU offices in the village and is targeted to subside in a short time," he said.

Previously, the Chairperson of the DKI DPRD, Prasetyo Edi Marsudi, regretted the condition of Jakarta which was still flooded due to heavy rains. Prasetyo stressed that the construction of infiltration wells in the DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan's program turned out to be useless in dealing with Jakarta floods.

Prasetyo urged Anies to immediately realize river normalization before his term of office ends in October 2022. This program has stalled in the land acquisition process.

"Actually, it should be normalized or naturalized. Just do it first. After that is done, then we'll see how far the flooding is. But if it rains a little, everything is flooded. It's not a mess," said Prasetyo.

"Focus on the work, it's a shame the budget is big if the results are still flooding," said the member of the PDIP faction of the DKI DPRD.