Acting Governor Of South Sulawesi: Need To Normalize The Flood Channels In Makassar

Balangturungang Daya Makassar River Cleanup (ANTARA)

MAKASSAR - Acting (Plt) Governor of South Sulawesi Andi Sudirman Sulaiman stated the need for channel normalization in dealing with flooding in Makassar City.

We do this by dismantling the narrowing of the water flow (bottleneck) of concrete and narrowing bridges, river embankments, and the addition of a regulatory pool to reduce the volume of flow and reduce the impact of flooding.

"There was a bottleneck on the bridge by the concretization that clogged the flow, there was also a bridge and channel closure by housing developers and the Tallo River flowed through the city blocking the tributary when it overflowed and was held up by high tide when it rained," said Andi Sudirman in Makassar, as quoted by Antara, Sunday, March 14th.

This was conveyed by the Acting Governor of South Sulawesi when observing the dredging of the Balangturungang Daya River with the Head of the Pompengan River Basin Center (BBWS), Jeneberang, Adenan Rasyid.

From this observation, Andi Sudirman revealed that one of the causes of flooding was due to the overflow of the river. This condition occurs due to the blockage of the river flow on the bridge and the closure of the channel by the housing developer.

"I am sure that with the spirit of cooperation we will be able to solve the flood problem in the city of Makassar in the future. God willing," said the Acting Governor of South Sulawesi.

Meanwhile, BBWS Pompengan Jeneberang carried out cleaning of wild plants, as well as carrying out excavations to normalize river currents.

"Earlier, our equipment has started working. God willing, our target is one month to clean the sections we have determined. There are several buildings blocking the flow and we have asked local government officials to help regulate it," said Adenan.