DKI Pemprov Makes Water Processes To Collect Puddles To Prevent Floods On The Streets

Wagub DKI Ahmad Riza Patria reviews water treatment (Instagram bangariza)

JAKARTA - The Department of Water Resources (SDA) has built ponds to accommodate puddles or treated water at a number of points. The goal is to anticipate and accommodate temporary standing water on the road when the rain arrives, which will then be channeled into rivers or the sea.

Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria, said that the construction of this water treatment pond is expected to be a concrete step in overcoming floods in Jakarta.

He said this when he reviewed the manufacture of water treatment on Jalan Boulevard Raya, Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta. To be precise, along the path of the Jakarta Integrated Railroad (LRT) mass transportation mode.

"Our efforts include making preparations, where there is a puddle of water on the road, we reduce it. Then, it will be channeled into the river and forwarded to the sea," said Riza at the location, Wednesday, January 27.

In the Kelapa Gading area, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government makes 11 water treatments. Each of them is about 33 meters long, 2.5 meters wide, and 1.5 meters deep.

"Later, with the construction of this processing pond, besides being able to overcome inundation, around the processing it will also be useful as a garden," said Riza.

Then, there are other water treatment plants, such as at Jalan Pangeran Jayakarta, Central Jakarta; Jalan Kedoya Utara, West Jakarta; Jalan Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta; and Jalan Bhakti VI, North Jakarta.

Riza also claimed that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government's efforts to control the impact of the rainy season have yielded good results. In the future, Riza hopes that all areas of Jakarta will be safe during the rainy season.

"Alhamdulillah, to this day we are still grateful to be able to control flooding, which should be seen from the high rainfall in Jakarta that in recent weeks it has been flooded as in previous years, because various efforts have yielded quite good results," he explained.

Riza also asked the community, especially those living in Jakarta, to participate and collaborate in flood control efforts.

"Let us be orderly, disciplined, not littering. We make sure that the sewers in our house are functioning properly, cleaned or dredged," he added.