The DKI Provincial Government Opens The OPPORTUNities To Free The Settlement Land Of Residents Around The Pesanggrahan River Embankments

Kali Pesanggrahan, Kelurahan Kembangan Selatan, Kembangan District, West Jakarta. (Diah-VOI)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government will build a sheet pile at Pesanggrahan River, South Kembangan Village, Kembangan District, West Jakarta.

The effort was made because the Pesanggrahan River had narrowed from an initial width of about 15 to 20 meters. During the construction of the embankment, the Head of the Water Resources Service, Yusmada Faizal, opened the opportunity for land acquisition in residential areas.

"It is possible that there are several things that must be discussed with the residents, for their release," said Yusmada after a review at the Pesanggrahan River, Thursday, January 19.

However, Yusmada admitted that his party had not mapped how wide the area of land acquisition for residents was in the construction of the embankment.

"We will take advantage of the existing route for the first time. Not yet, just the construction. The release will be on the way, while making an inventory of this," said Yusmada.

The embankment to be made in Pesanggrahan River is 1,400 meters long, with details of 795 meters on the east side and 605 meters on the west side.

In the construction of this embankment, the DKI Provincial Government disbursed a budget of up to Rp40 billion. According to Heru, the construction of the embankment was carried out to overcome inundation on Jalan Briti and Kelurahan Kedoya Selatan.

Yusmada said that the construction of the sheet pile is a joint commitment as part of efforts to normalize 13 rivers.

"Especially the big river there are 5, Pesanggrahan River, Angke River, Sunter River, Ciliwung River, and Jati Keramat River. That is in accordance with the commitment of Mr. President Joko Widodo. One of the efforts is to strengthen river embankments," said Yusmada.

Furthermore, said Yusmada, the DKI Provincial Government is currently procuring an auction for the company hang to work on the sheet pile construction.

"Now the auction stage is in progress. If this goes smoothly, hopefully in March or April we will start. In this position, we ask the Governor's permission to carry out this, along 1,400 left-right meters, starting from the toll road to Puri Kembangan Street," he explained.