Gibran Reorganizes Housing on The Banks of The Jenes River

Mayor of Solo Gibran Rakabuming Raka (ANTARA)

SOLO - The Government of Surakarta city immediately reorganized the residence on the banks of The Jenes River which has been prone to flooding because of the flooding that occurred in the river.

"The situation here (Sondakan) is almost the same as the one in Pajang. This will be the same handling, using parapet let the help of BBWS (Balai Besar Wilayah Sungai)", said Mayor of Surakarta Gibran Rakabuming Raka on the sidelines of a residential review on the banks of Jenes River, Solo, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, May 25.

He said the residents' homes were too close to the river's lip. In fact, according to him, some houses are low enough to be prone to water ingress.

Alluded to the execution plan, he said, will be close soon and the target of the structuring project can begin in September 2021.

"This will be a 'multiyears' project, especially in the suburbs around Pajang, Sondakan, and Earth. If the problem in Jenes River, Premulung River, and this from the past has not been touched, there was a lot of garbage also so let it be solved BBWS," continued Gibran.

Meanwhile, the Head of Laweyan Sub-district, Endang Sabar Widiasih, said the arrangement is the domain of BBWS. He said the Mayor of Surakarta hopes that the arrangement will be done starting this year using funds from the center.

"Hopefully done around July-August, the project will continue in 2022. The arrangement was done on the banks of flood-prone times, including the southern Pajang Village, Laweyan, Bumi, and Panularan", said Endang.

Currently, the structuring project begins with the removal of tombs that number more than 700 tombs. For this transfer is targeted can be done within 45 days and is now entering the 35th day.

"For this transfer is done from Jongke Public Cemetery to Danyung", said Endang.