Floods In Kemang To Sudirman, Anies Blames Overflow Of Krukut River From Depok

Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan (Photo: Public Relations of DKI Jakarta Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - The Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan said that the floods that occurred on Sudirman Street, Kemang Raya Street, Widya Chandra Street, and Tendean Street were caused by the overflow of Krukut River.

He said this when he examined the waterlog in Sudirman Street, near the Sudirman Atmaja Water Gate, Central Jakarta.

"So the rainfall that occurs in the upstream area of the Krukut River which crosses Jendral Sudirman Street. In the upstream area, the rainfall is very high, recorded at 136 mm/day," said Anies, Saturday, February 20.

Anies said that the Krukut River was overflowing because it accommodated increased water discharge from local rain from the Depok area, West Java. This means that additional water discharge is not from local rain in the Kemang area or Sudirman Street, but from the area between the upstream and Jakarta.

"The water passes through two rivers, first Mampang and the second is Krukut. The two streams meet behind LIPI. The traffic flows to Sudirman. So now is the impact of water sent from the central area around Depok," said Anies.

According to Anies, usually, when water comes from the Bogor area (first upstream), the water will pass through the Ciliwung River. Meanwhile, the Krukut River flows water coming from the central area, namely Depok.

"Usually if it rains in the mountains (Bogor area) the water will pass through the Ciliwung River, but if there is heavy rain in the central area (around Depok) then it passes to the middle stream, namely the Krukut River," said Anies.

Currently, all levels of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government have made efforts to clean up rubbish in the river flow and deploy mobile pumps both in the Sudirman area and in Kemang which is the flow of the Krukut River.

Furthermore, the water will flow to the West Flood Canal (KBB). However, this also takes time. Because KBB still accommodates water shipments from the upstream area.

"After this, the water will flow into the West Flood Canal. West Flood Canal water level is still high. Because the water from the Ciliwung River still flows into the city. So at this time, it is indeed Jakarta this afternoon, still receiving flows from the southern region. That is Depok or Puncak. If that subsides, InsyaAllah it will be more under control, "concluded the Minister of Education and Culture in the era of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).