At night, Anies Came to Check the Water Gate Manggarai, Asked the Residents in Riverbanks to Prepare Themselves

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JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor, Anies Baswedan, asked Jakarta residents who live on the banks of the Ciliwung river to prepare to face water sent from the upstream area. The water discharge in the Katulampa Bogor Dam was in the alert I position with a duration of 20-30 minutes.

"It means there is a volume of water from the mountainous area that will come to Jakarta. So, at night, all ranks on the banks of the Ciliwung river have immediately notified the public to be alert," said Anies at Pintu Air Manggarai Jakarta, as quoted by Antara, Monday, September 21.

From this condition, within nine to ten hours, the water from the mountainous area will arrive in Jakarta or around 02: 00-04: 00 WIB.

"The floodgates in Depok have shown an increase. And that means about 5-6 hours to Jakarta, so tonight the entire area on the banks of the Ciliwung river is on alert," he said.

Anies said that he had ordered the ranks, together with the community, to prepare shelters in case of a flood; to monitoring water discharge as he did in Manggarai.

"The team from the Water Resources Office has arranged the water gates in Jakarta. So, the water flow from the upstream can run smoothly without any obstacles. All the water gates are controlled. The water can safely go to Jakarta. Now, the sea level has fallen. Hopefully, it will help prevent Jakarta from flooding," explained Anies

Meanwhile, the community shelters for people who are affected by the flood will be different from usual. Jakarta is in a COVID-19 pandemic situation, so it must include health protocols.

"It's a bit different because of COVID-19. So we provide masks, there will be a physical distance on the location. So, the residents are free from potential transmission of COVID-19," he said.

Heavy rain caused a flood in eight roads in Jakarta with varying surface heights.

Based on the website of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) at 21.00 WIB, the locations are:

1. Jalan Jendral Sudirman, Karet Semanggi, Setiabudi District (in front of Atma Jaya University).

2. Under the Semanggi Bridge, Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Karet Semanggi, Setiabudi District.

3. Jalan Satrio, Karet Semanggi Depan Wihara Amurvhabumi.

4. Jalan Polri Complex (in front of DPK), Karet Semanggi, South Jakarta

5. Jalan Palmerah Utara 1 RT01 RW16, Palmerah Village, Palmerah District.

6. Taman Katalia Selatan RT03 / RW11 Kelurahan Kota Bambu Utara, Kec. Palmerah

7. Jalan Gatot Subroto, Petamburan Village, Tanah Abang District.

8. Jalan Karet Pasar Baru Timur 1, Karet Tengsin Village, Tanah Abang District.