East Jakarta SDA Sub-Department Calls Floods In Residential Areas Of RW 01 Cawang Due To Water Channels Covered By Debris

Puddles in East Jakarta/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The flood that inundated the areas of RT 04 and 05 in RW 01 Cawang, Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, has begun to be handled by the East Jakarta Water Resources (SDA) Sub-Department. A mini wheel excavator was dispatched to the site to construct a waterway stub.

The water channel will later flow from the reservoir area which is being built to flow into the Ciliwung River.

"We will build a water channel so that the water in the reservoir can dry quickly by gravity to the Ciliwung River," said Head of Development and Drainage Improvement of the East Jakarta Water Resources (SDA) Sub-Department, Tengku Saugi Zikri, to reporters on Sunday, April 10.

So, he continued, water in the reservoir and from the disposal of residents can flow to Ciliwung through the water channel that will be built.

Saugi said the new waterway stub directed to Ciliwung is approximately 100 meters long. Its manufacture uses U Ditch concrete 1.2 meters wide and the depth is adjusted for elevation.

"Then two floating pump units were also deployed to drain water from the reservoir that is being built by the developer," he said.

According to him, the construction of the 100 meter long water canal is waiting for approval from the land owner first. Because the water channel he made will cross land owned by PT Metropolittan Development, namely on the land of the former Nirwana Cawang Hotel.

His party has written to the land owner to ask for permission to pass the water channel.

The plan is that on Monday, April 11, continued Saugi, the land owner will be summoned by the Mayor of East Jakarta to sit down together to discuss flood control in the Cawang area.

"While waiting for the land use permit to be issued by the owner, the heavy equipment that was on standby at the location was used to dredge drains that were clogged with debris. This is one of the triggers for puddles in residential areas," he said.