The DKI Provincial Government Of Era Heru Budi Gebut Restricted 942 Flood Management Projects Until April 2023

Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono. (Diah-VOI)

JAKARTA - The DKI Provincial Government completed the 942 flood management project including the construction of nine polders, four reservoirs, and an increase in the capacity of two rivers in March-April 2023.

"God willing, around March-April it will be completed and ready to be inaugurated," said Assistant for Development and Environment of DKI Jakarta Afan Adriansyah Idris in Kembangan, West Jakarta, Thursday, January 19.

With the completion of the project, it is targeted to reduce flooding at a number of points in the capital city which often appear during extreme weather. The flood control project is spread across five areas in DKI Jakarta.

The flood control infrastructure project uses a multi-year budget allocated by the DKI Provincial Government from central government loans to IDR 1 trillion through National Economic Recovery (PEN) in 2021.

The locations of nine polders in the program are spread across Muara Angke, Teluk Gong, Mangga Dua, Kelapa Gading, Pulomas, Marunda JGC, Green Garden, Kamal, and the Tipala-Pompa Pump Adhyaksa.

Meanwhile, the locations of four reservoirs or water retention are scattered in the Pondok Ranggon River Basin (RLS), Embung Wirajasa, RLS Brigif, and RLS Lebak Bulus.

Meanwhile, the location of the increase in the capacity of two rivers or times spread across the Besar River of the Sodetan Canal of the Maritime Museum and the Ciliwung River Hilir area of Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta.

In addition to the 942 project which is targeted to reduce flooding in Jakarta, two dams, namely Ciawi and Sukamahi in Bogor Regency, West Java, are also targeted to reduce the potential for flooding in Jakarta.

President Joko Widodo previously inaugurated the two dry dams project on December 23, 2022.

The Head of State said that the two dams were targeted to reduce flooding in Jakarta by around 30.6 percent or around 12 villages that were not affected by flooding.

The Ciawi Dam is a dry dam (dry dam) that started construction in 2016 and can accommodate approximately 6.05 million cubic meters. Meanwhile, Sukamahi Dam is able to accommodate a capacity of 1.7 million cubic meters.