Due To The Lumpur Flood, Depok Pesona Residents Rejected The Development Of Watertank PDAM Depok

The 10 million liter watertank construction project belongs to PDAM Tirta Asasta Depok. (photo: dock. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Residents of Pesona Depok II Housing, Depok City, West Java objected to the construction of the Watertank PDAM with a capacity of 10,000,000 liters belonging to PT Tirta Asasta due to threatening risks and dangers. They also never received any notification and even socialization, and even agreed. The legal power of local residents of Lina Novita, SH, in Depok, Saturday, October 15, explained that the signs of the threat had occurred on July 31, 2021, where there had been mud floods and garbage in Pesona Depok II housing due to the broken housing wall in connection with the Watertank project of PT Tirta Asasta. Likewise, on August 5, 2021, for the first time, after 20 years, the houses of residents located in Pesona Depok II Block BE No.4 which are adjacent to the Watertank project affected by mud floods entering houses and yards due to the breakdown of the charm housing barrier with the watertank project, even though the intensity of the rain was not too large at that time. "With this incident, residents have proven the risk and danger that threatens residents over watertank development and cause fear of a greater danger when the project is operated," said Lina Novita, who received the Special Power Letter Number 249/SC&CO/IX/2022 dated 28 September 2022.Lina Novita said Depok II Pesona residents on September 12, 2022 held a meeting with the Board of Directors of PT Tirta Asasta, where during the meeting residents expressed their concern because the foundation of a retaining wall was built on mud, not solid soil and it was proven that the retaining building was not strong to withstand the swiftness of water into charm housing due to the sloping ground position declining towards the Housing of Depok II.

The results of the meeting were Director of PT Tirta Asasta Sudirman who stated that he agreed not to carry out testing, operating Page 2 from 2 watertanks until residents reviewed the design or system or others related to the solution of the watertank project.The attorney sent the results of the meeting on September 12, 2022 and on October 6, 2022, he wrote to PT Tirt Asasta Depok to express objections and requests for information regarding the watertank construction project. "But until now there has been no response whatsoever from PT Tirta Asasta, but PT Tirta Asasta continues to carry out the construction of the project," explained Lina from the LC & Co Advocates law office. Muhammad Olik Abdul Holik did not want to respond to the objections of residents of Pesona Depok II Housing and would explain by making press statements. "Later we will make a press release, well," he said, as quoted by Antara.