Reviewing Manggarai Watergate, Anies: We Are Grateful That 'Gerebek Lumpur' Has The Results

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (DKI Pemprov's Public Relations)

JAKARTA - The Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan visited Manggarai Water Gate, South Jakarta. Anies was monitoring the water level this afternoon, after the rain had fallen since Sunday, February 7th.

When observing, Anies considered that the Gerebek Lumpur program, which is the dredging of mud in rivers and reservoirs, has managed to manage the falling rainwater.

"We are grateful that the mud-raiding program that we have implemented in the last few months has shown results. Where the water channels in the drainage system in Jakarta can be cleaned up. So that they can better manage the overflow of rainwater", said Anies at the location, Monday, February 8th.

Anies said that all levels of the DKI Water Resources Service consistently monitor the condition of the Katulampa dam in Bogor, Depok, and the Manggarai floodgate, so that coordination between floodgates in Jakarta is safely controlled.

"Of course we will remain vigilant because the rainy season has not yet ended, but our team is already, from Katulampa, Depok to Manggarai floodgates, and to all other floodgates in Jakarta", said Governor Anies.

Anies admitted that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has learned a lot from the inundation case at the beginning of 2020, where when preparing for the rainy season, all levels of the Natural Resources (SDA) Department have been anticipating it since last year.

So that the Provincial Government of DKI will be helped in anticipating the situation if things get out of hand, such as high water volume due to intensive rainfall.

"What we have been doing for a long time is dredging reservoirs in Jakarta since last year. Then cleaning up the sedimentation in the canals has been done in an extraordinary way. Then, building vertical wells for drainage ensures all water pumps are functioning properly", said Anies.

"Then the fifth is controlling the sluice gates, so all the preparations were done last year. This is so that when the rainy season comes, we will be in an alert and responsive position", he continued.

For information, the DKI Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) noted that 150 RTs out of 42 RWs were affected by flooding in Jakarta. This data was recorded at 12.00 WIB.

Floods in the South Jakarta area include 4 Districts and 7 villages, 17 Citizens Association's (RW), and 38 Neighborhood Association's (RT) with a height of 40 to 190 centimeters. The number of refugees was 30 families with a total of 304 people.

For East Jakarta, the flood covers 25 RW's and 112 RT's with a height of 40 to 275 centimeters. The number of refugees was 193 families with a total of 725 people.

The floods that occurred in East Jakarta and South Jakarta were caused by the Sunter River and Ciliwung River which overflowed due to the high rainfall upstream.