It Deserves To Be Submerged, The Teluk Gong Water Pump Is Only Limited To Bearing Sand

A water pump that is only limited to a sand pad to hold water from entering (Diah Ayu Wardani / VOI)

JAKARTA - Jakarta DPRD factions carried out unannounced inspections (sidak) of a number of pump houses in Jakarta. They asked each operator to explain the operating conditions of the pump engine which were said to have been submerged during the floods that hit in early 2020.

From the inspections carried out, the DPRD received information that one of the pump houses in the Teluk Gong area, North Jakarta, was not functioning because it was inundated by floods.

In fact, Teluk Gong is one of the flood-affected areas with a fairly high inundation. If operated, all pumps in the area can drain 3 thousand liters of water per second.

"The pump here is intentionally turned off because many cables are submerged in the water. If a mouse bites open, it will induce electricity and make the machine short," said Head of West Flow SDA DKI Ciko Tricanescoro in Teluk Gong, North Jakarta. , Monday, January 13th.

"Yesterday, there was a pump that got worse and damaged. Finally, we waited for it to recede and we dismantled it and repaired it," he continued.

Jakarta DPRD factions conducted inspections at a number of pump houses in Jakarta (Diah Ayu Wardani / VOI)

So far, the efforts made by the operators of Teluk Gong Pump House are only to make a barrier out of sacks filled with sand to keep water from entering the pump engine.

When he saw the condition of the sand pads, PDIP faction member Gilbert Simanjuntak frowned, then concluded a faint smile. He admitted that he was surprised by the anticipation made by the ranks of the DKI Water Resources (SDA) Service.

The reason is, the bearings that are made are only 30 cm high. Meanwhile, during the big floods that hit last January 1, this area was flooded to a height of 60 cm.

"This (the water) will definitely enter the gaps in the sack pads. You (SDA ranks) don't have a permanent solution because this is only a temporary solution. Even though that's what we ask, how do you make sure this pump doesn't get flooded," said Gilbert.

Responding to this, the Head of West Flow of DKI Jakarta SDA Office, Ciko Tricanescoro, said that his party would evaluate so that no more stationary pumps were submerged when the flood hit. This is done by raising the pump houses in locations that are prone to flooding.

"We are working on raising the pump and raising the cable. However, we are currently in the process of installing a pump machine in Bekasi. When the installation there is completed, it will be installed in the pump house," explained Ciko.

One of the pump houses in the Teluk Gong area, North Jakarta is not functioning due to floods (Diah Ayu Wardani / VOI)

"So for the time being we do the emergency. At least if the rain hurries we have prepared an emergency. Hopefully a permanent solution can be faster, so we can immediately install it," he added.

For information, representatives from the DPRD DKI Jakarta faction conducted unannounced inspections (sidak) of a number of water pump locations in North Jakarta, West Jakarta and Central Jakarta.

There were 8 factions in attendance, namely the factions that participated, namely the Chairman of the Golkar Faction, Basri Baco, the Chairperson of the Gerindra Faction Rani Maulani, the Chair of the Democratic Faction Desie Christyana, Deputy Chair of the PSI Faction Justin Adrian, Member of the PDIP Faction Gilbert Simanjuntak, Member of the PAN Syahroni Faction, Member of the Nasdem Faction Jupiter, and the PKB-PPP faction treasurer Sutikno.