Normalization Of Ciliwung Continued In Heru Budi's Era, Jokowi Targets Over 2024

President Jokowi while reviewing the normalization of the Ciliwung River in Jakarta, Tuesday (21/2/2023). (ANTARA/Rangga Pandu Asmara Jingga)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo targets the normalization of the Ciliwung River to be completed by 2024. To date, normalization has been carried out for 16 kilometers out of a total of 33 kilometers. Jokowi is optimistic that the remaining 17 kilometers of normalization work.

"We hope that I will give the target earlier, in two years. This means that by the end of 2024 (the work is completed) which is 17 kilos, God willing, it will be completed. So, the normalization of the Ciliwung River is really completed," said Jokowi while reviewing the development of the Ciliwung River normalization project in Pengadegan, South Jakarta, Tuesday, February 21.

Jokowi said that Ciliwung's normalization had stalled for several years. Ciliwung normalization was continued during the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono.

When he began to take office replacing Anies Baswedan, Heru immediately planned land acquisition for a number of fields in Rawajati, South Jakarta. Then, the normalization construction work was continued by the Ministry of PUPR.

"After stopping for a while, we will start immediately. Because there are already several points that have been released, for example in Rawajati, the construction can immediately begin, the sheetpile is by the Ministry of Public Works," said Jokowi.

Jokowi continued, the land acquisition for Ciliwung normalization will be continued in Pengadegan starting Wednesday, February 22 tomorrow. The former governor of DKI Jakarta believes that the normalization of Ciliwung will be able to reduce the impact of Jakarta's floods.

"Ciliwung normalization will really be completed, so that aanta will reduce the flood because the water from above is also detained by the Ciawi Dam and Sukamahi Dam. This is only Ciliwung, there are still 12 rivers in DKI Jakarta that also require normalization," he explained.