Jakarta Is Inundated, Deputy Governor Of DKI: There Are Still A Lot Of Our Residents Who Like To Live On The Riverbanks

Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria (Photo: Diah Ayu Wardani / VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria admitted that many residential areas were flooded when the rain flushed Jakarta.

Unfortunately, they are reluctant to move to be relocated in a flat owned by the DKI Provincial Government. In fact, the Provincial Government has a river or river widening program and is currently working to free up residential land along the riverbanks.

"There are still many of our residents who like to live on riverbanks," said Riza at the City Hall of DKI, Central Jakarta, Thursday, February 18.

However, Riza admitted that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government continues its efforts to ask these residents to be relocated. Residents who live along the riverbanks will be asked to move to rented flats or owned apartments in order to carry out the river normalization and naturalization program.

This is because many plains in DKI are now lower. One of the reasons is the dredging of land for development.

"There is an area where the land was taken and taken to Senayan. So, Senayan used to be elevated. The land sources come from various regions including the South (Jakarta) area. Now the area is like a puddle, if it rains, it floods," he said. .

Furthermore, Riza said that his party would continue to improve flood prevention programs, especially optimizing the dredging of reservoirs, streams and rivers.

"One shift is two shifts forward. So there is accelerated dredging. We have 257 excavators, and more than 260 dump trucks," he said.

On the rainy day, 20 RTs out of 30,460 RT in Jakarta were inundated. The DKI Regional Disaster Management Agency has prepared logistics, as well as fast reaction and coordination with all community institutions.

"Hopefully, thanks to the good cooperation between the DKI Provincial Government, officials, and the community, we can control flooding in the future," he concluded.