Khofifah Will Build Permanent Floods To Prevent Floods From The Kedunggaleng River Overflow In Probolinggo

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa (DOK. Pemprov Jatim)

SURABAYA - East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa will build a permanent plengsengan on the Kedunggaleng River, Probolinggo Regency. Plengsengan was made to anticipate flooding due to overflowing river water.

"In the future, the provincial government and BBWS will build a permanent plengsengan. In the meantime, gabions will be made as an emergency response to broken embankments," said Khofifah, in Surabaya, Friday, March 12.

According to Khofifah, four villages were flooded when the water in the river overflowed since Wednesday, March 10. They are Kalirejo Village, Kedungdalem Village, Tegalrejo Village and Dringu Village in Dringu District, Probolinggo Regency.

High rain intensity causes water to overflow. Another cause, he said, was due to riverbed sedimentation, which made it unable to accommodate the very heavy river water discharge.

"The flood also inundated the highway, causing congestion on the southern route of Probolinggo," he said.

To deal with the flooding, continued Khofifah, the East Java Provincial Government, the PUPR Ministry through BBWS Brantas, and the Probolinggo Regency Government have allocated a budget for handling the Kedunggalang River overflow flood and are mutually exclusive.

In the near future the installation of gabions can begin immediately, before a permanent plengsengan is built.

"The detailed engineering design (DED) is being calculated for maybe around 1.5 months, so that these hot spots can be recovered first and then while adjusting the budget capacity in 2022," he said.

Khofifah also asked all residents to work together to reactivate Jogo Kali volunteers and not throw garbage into the river. This is because floods often occur, as a result of the accumulation of garbage on the banks of the river.

"Some of the previous floods such as in Gempol, Jombang, and Nganjuk were also due to the accumulation of rubbish. Because jogo volunteers are needed, because their passion and heart are in the process of guarding and guarding our rivers clean," he said.