Jakarta Provincial Government will immediately build a levee in the north Jakarta to prevent tidal wave. It is slated to begin next April.

"We start from groundbreaking next April. It is currently under auction process," said Jakarta Governor, Basuki T Purnama, at City Hall, Friday (2/26).

The levee would have 3.8 meters high with 2.8 kilometers long, starting from Cilincing-Tanjung Priok. It is also for car access with 20 meters wide.

He went on the say that, it has not been realized now because several areas in North Jakarta is still inundated. Moreover, the current rain coincides with tidal wave or rob. "It is targeted to be complete in 2017," he closed.