Once Flooded 7 RWs In Pejaten Timur, The Village Head Instructed The Standby Officers To Prepare An Inflatable Boat

Flood Task Force officers for Pejaten Timur Urban Village, South Jakarta City are on standby to monitor the movement of water due to the overflow of the Ciliwung River (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Pejaten Timur Urban Village, South Jakarta City anticipates the increase in the water level of the Ciliwung River by alerting officers, boats, to the evacuation posts.

"All officers are on standby, starting from the PPSU, the Damkar officers are on standby, the boats are also on alert, including the evacuation posts," said Head of the Pejaten Timur Urban Village, M Rasyid Darwis when contacted by Antara, Sunday, February 7 evening.

The overflow of the Ciliwung River due to the increase in water discharge at the Katulampa Dam has the status of three alerts. Water inundated seven RWs in Pejaten Timur Village since 13.00 WIB.

The water level varies from 40 cm to 150 cm, even on the banks of the Ciliwung River it can be 200 cm.

Rasyid said three boats belonging to the South Jakarta Damkar, SAR Baznas, and PMI were on standby to keep watch if a resident needed a place to evacuate because his house was flooded.

Then three evacuation posts have also been prepared, two locations in mosques and one location at school.

"We have prepared evacuation posts in three locations. Because if Katulampa is still on standby for three nights, it means we have to be ready in six hours, the water will rise," said Rasyid.

In addition, officials from the Pejaten Timur Village, Damkar, RT and RW Flood Task Force are on standby to inform residents if at any time the Ciliwung River overflows again.

According to Rasyid, the flood was still under control so that no one had fled to the shelter provided.

"Residents are still staying on the second floor of their house, some have fled to their relatives' house which is higher in location," said Rasyid.

Based on the records of the sub-district, the seven RWs that were flooded were RW 03 (RT 010) with a height of 40 cm, RW 05 (RT 05) with a height of approximately 120 cm, RW 06 (RT 011/06) with a height of 120 cm, RW 07 (RT 01, RT 016 and RT 017) height 100 cm, RW 08 (RT 05, RT 06, RT 07, RT 08 and RT 09) height 170 cm, RW 09 (RT 016) height 40 cm, RW 10 (RT 012) height 40 cm.

It was also recorded that 215 family heads (KK) were affected by the flood overflow of the Ciliwung River with details of RW 03 as many as 20 KK, RW 05 as many as 50 KK, RW 06 as many as 20 KK, RW 07 as many as 60 KK, RW 08 as many as 70 KK, RW 09 as many as 3 10 KK and RW 10.

Rasyid said that at 19.00 WIB the water had receded by about 20 to 30 cm. However, his party is still implementing an alert status considering the conditions in Katulampa Weir are still on three alerts.