Just Limited Discourse, Build Dams To Become Solutions For The Bekasi Regency Government To Overcome Langganan Floods In Kedungwaringin

Situasi di Kampung Kali Ulu, Desa Tanjung Sari, Kecamatan Cikarang Utara, Kabupaten Bekasi terendam banjir. (dok BPBD Bekasi)

BEKASI Regency - As many as 305 residents in Bojongsari Village, Kedungwaringin District, Bekasi Regency, West Java were affected by the overflowing flood of the Cibeet River which submerged settlements since a few days ago.

Acting Bekasi Regent Dani Ramdan admitted that the solution to flood management due to the overflowing of the Cibeet River was to build upstream dams such as in the Bogor Regency area.

"With the dam, when there is large water it can be dammed and when it recedes it is released slightly. The government has planned to build a Cibeet River dam in Bogor Regency but it was delayed last year," he said in Cikarang, Bekasi Regency, Tuesday, December 6, quoted from Antara.

Dani conveyed that the dam construction project plan to anticipate flooding in Bekasi Regency will be submitted back to the council in the discussion of the 2024 APBD.

"God willing, this year it will be submitted again, and 2024 will be realized," he said.

Dani added, based on the results of a site review, several flood points as of Monday, December 6, have been observed to recede. Local governments have prepared public facilities for residents whose homes are still flooded. "Some people have evacuated and have also set up tents and have formed health service posts, so those who are sick can immediately seek treatment for free," he said.

The Bekasi Regency Government through the Social Service and BPBD has provided assistance in the form of medicines and food and beverages to residents affected by the flood.

The local government has also prepared refugee camps in higher locations. Including preparing learning and teaching activities to keep running even in the yard. "We have seen together, there are already those who have been established as refugee camps and schools are still running, because they are carrying out the exam as well," he said.

He said he had instructed the sub-district head, village head, and village head to lead preparedness in this flood-prone area by intensively monitoring the water level, including not sleeping too soundly when it rained for more than an hour. "So they already know the evacuation route and look for a safe location. Not waiting for the water to arrive. Especially for vulnerable age groups, children, and people with disabilities, it must take precedence for evacuation," he said.