In Order To Solve Flood Problems, The Legislator Urges The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government To Fix The Turap Sodetan Kali Semongol

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

Deputy Chairperson of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Rany Mauliani, asked the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to focus on resolving floods, one of which is to immediately repair the sheet pile of the Semongol River.

According to him, if the Semongol River is not repaired immediately, flooding and tidal water will always be a subscription for the people of Kamal Muara Village, Penjaringan, North Jakarta.

Therefore, he said in Jakarta, Saturday, March 30, improvements to the Sermongol River drain tour must be included in the preparation of the 2025 Regional Apparatus Work Plan (RKPD).

First, Kali Semongol does need a drain, needs sheet piles and so on. That is the main point for us to'support' in the budget draft for the 2025 period," said Rany, quoted from Antara.

If the Semongol River is covered, the surrounding community can feel a proper place to live without feeling the floods that often hit settlements.

The Deputy Chairman of Commission A of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Inggad Joshua, said the same thing. He said that the Semongol River drain sheet should be a priority scale in the 2025 RKPD.

"What has not been done, Kali Semongol, which is that there must be immediate action because many of our friends, our residents who are still affected by the flood," said Inggad.

Responding to this, the Mayor of West Jakarta, Uus Kuswanto, said that the normalization problem in the Semongol River was immediately resolved. Moreover, until now there has not been a tour and reservoir in Kamal Muara.

"I have conveyed to the Acting Governor how sorry it is for the residents who are on the banks of the river. The efforts needed are the acceleration of normalization of the Semogol River and Kamal Muara Reservoir," said Uus.