Trash Disturbed 21 Pumps in Jakarta
access_time February 01 2016 03:29 PM remove_red_eye 1570
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
Jakarta Governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, found 21 pumps full with trash. Jakarta Dept. of Water Management must repair the pump since rainy season peak is getting closer.
Trash will surely damage the pump
“Trash will surely damage the pump,” he said, Monday (2/1).
According to him, the pump is needed much since several regional in Jakarta are in basin area. So the pump must be maintained well.
572 Pumps Ready to Face Peak of Rain“Rain is in two months only, but why you can not maintain in the rest 10 months,” he added.
Meanwhile, he assessed that flood handling in the capital is already good.