Dozens of Buildings on the Banks of the Ciliwung River Kramat Jati Demolished

The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government (Pemprov) has demolished dozens of buildings on the banks of the Ciliwung River, Jalan Taman Harapan, RT 04, 02 and 15, Cawang, Kramat Jati, Wednesday (4/2/2026). (ANTARA/Siti Nurhaliza)

JAKARTA - East Jakarta Water Resources Sub-Office officers demolished dozens of buildings on the banks of the Ciliwung River, Jalan Taman Harapan, RT 04, 02 and 15, Cawang, Kramat Jati, as an effort to overcome flooding through the normalization of the Ciliwung River.

"Living in RT 4 RW 3, Number 31, Taman Harapan East Jakarta. Today there is a demolition of a semi-permanent house here," said one of the residents of RT 4/RW 3, Sigit Berdianto when met on Jalan Taman Harapan, Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, Wednesday, February 4, reported by ANTARA.

It is seen that the two-storey building there is no roof. East Jakarta Water Resources (SDA) Sub-Office officers hit the wall and roof with a large hammer.

Officers also dismantled the building at the top first. After that, the demolition continued on the bottom side.

Meanwhile, the building owner was not at the location after receiving compensation money from the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government (Pemprov).

Sigit said that since December 2025, residents of the building there have moved. However, he did not know exactly the amount of compensation from the DKI Provincial Government because the building owners moved directly.

"Here, RT 04 has five buildings, but in total in RT 04, 02 and 15 there are approximately 202 buildings," he said.

According to Sigit, from 2025 to January 2026, the residence has experienced more than 20 floods.

Finally, on January 30, 2026, the flood at the location reached more than two meters. However, he and his family chose to stay on the second floor of their house.

"Yes, if I can get compensation, I want to move, I'm tired of experiencing floods for decades," said Sigit.

Previously, the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Pramono Anung, ensured that the Ciliwung River normalization project would continue to be continued to minimize the impact of flooding in Jakarta.

This was conveyed when he reviewed the land release for the Ciliwung River normalization project in Cawang, East Jakarta, Thursday (29/1).

"We have just witnessed the normalization of the Ciliwung River. This is part of overcoming the medium-term flooding in Jakarta," said Pramono.

The normalization project, which had been halted since 2017, is now resumed with a more humanistic approach. The DKI Provincial Government (Pemprov) together with the National Land Agency (BPN) are working together in the land acquisition process.

The normalization of the Ciliwung River is important because it can reduce about 40 percent of the impact of flooding in Jakarta. This project is divided into two main segments with a total length of 33.69 kilometers.

Segment I, namely the Manggarai Water Gate to MT Haryono. In this segment, it is planned to build a dike along 14.99 km, with the current realization reaching 8.24 km.

Meanwhile, Segment II, namely MT Haryono to TB Simatupang. In this segment, it is planned to build a dike along 18.7 km with a realization of 8.9 km.

In total, there are 33.69 kilometers on the Ciliwung section and the realization that has been paved is 17.14 kilometers (km).

According to Pramono, the implementation of normalization and land release in the Ciliwung River has so far run well and smoothly, without any unrest from the community.

Although he has provided compensation for the land of the affected people, Pramono also invited the public to occupy the DKI Provincial Government's apartment (apartment).