JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung considers that the floods that hit Jakarta cannot be separated from the phenomenon of extreme weather that occurs globally. According to him, this condition is not only experienced by Indonesia, but also various countries in the world.
He cited a number of extreme weather events abroad that have recently occurred. Pramono said that areas that had previously rarely experienced disasters were now affected.
"Even in Russia there is snow that is up to 3-4 levels of buildings. And it happened in several. And even floods that have never flooded in Western Europe, finally flooded," said Pramono in Central Jakarta, Tuesday, January 20.
However, Pramono emphasized that the government could not make extreme weather an excuse. He assessed that the condition must be accepted as a reality that must be faced with concrete steps.
"Whatever it is, according to me, I don't want to complain about this extreme weather. This is given. The government is responsible for dealing with it," said Pramono.
One of the steps taken by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, he said, was the implementation of weather modification operations (OMC) which began from January 13 to 22. This effort was carried out to reduce the impact of extreme rainfall which could potentially trigger flooding.
"The most extreme example, friends must have experienced Sunday yesterday. If there is no operation for weather modification. I'm sure it will rain about the same as the day before," he said.
He explained that on Saturday and Sunday, the rainfall was recorded as the highest in almost a year of his term as Governor of DKI Jakarta. The Provincial Government monitored at least eight rainfall measurement points in North Jakarta.
According to him, rainfall above 200 millimeters is considered rare in Jakarta. In this incident, the rain lasted about eight hours and had a significant impact on the North Jakarta area.
"This means that so far in Jakarta it is almost never above 200. Yesterday at 8 points it was all above 200, the rain lasted for about 8 hours," he said.
From the evaluation of the incident, Pramono said that there were two areas that were most affected for the longest time, namely Kelapa Gading and the Gunung Sahari area. In the future, the DKI Provincial Government will continue to anticipate extreme weather through weather modification.
Pramono said that the puddles and floods only completely receded on Monday morning at around 07.00 WIB. The length of the puddles, especially on a number of roads, is influenced by the rob condition.
He said that the high tide made the water could not be lowered or pumped optimally. In fact, the DKI Provincial Government has deployed around 1,200 pumps, both stationary and mobile, including pumps owned by the Ministry of PUPR.
"The problem is the rob, then the water can't go down, it can't be pumped. Even though we have deployed stationary pumps and mobile pumps, there are approximately 1,200 pumps," said Pramono.
"So, for extreme weather, we anticipate weather modifications we continue to do this month completely," he concluded.
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