Damaged Pump in Jakarta Reaches 10 Percent
access_time February 02 2016 02:16 PM remove_red_eye 1603
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
About ten percent of water pump in the capital are broken. Those pumps will be replaced with the new one. It is important to face rainy season.
We have 451 pumps, 10 percent of them are broken
Teguh Hendrawan, Jakarta Head Dept. of Water Management, said his side has 451 pumps spread in five administration areas. 47 of them are broken.
“We have 451 pumps, 10 percent of them are broken,” he said, Monday (2/1).
Water Management Agency to Install CCTV at Pump HouseAccording to him, there are too old pumps, precisely installed since 1971. He admitted has contacted Jakarta Governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama related to propose new pump to replace the broken pumps.
“He told me no more broken or repaired pumps,” he added.
