Garbage & Channel Handling Is Getting Better

Jakarta Governor, Basuki T Purnama ensured, flood and puddle in Jakarta is not worse than the previous year. Despite this disaster still occurs, its duration will not be more than one day.

Earlier garbage and channel handling was handled by private side by spending trillions rupiah. And now we work independently

Such condition, according to him, is because garbage and water channel handling is getting better, including the functioning of the stationary pumps in the pump houses.

"Rain accompanied tidal wave won't last long. It will disappear after seven days, likewise with puddle," he expressed, Saturday (2/27).

Basuki Explains City Flood Handling

He disclosed, Jakarta has 13 major rivers and 1,086 connecting channels. Prior to handling, nearly everything is covered by buildings and garbage, causing silting and narrowing. And now normalization already begun gradually.

"Earlier garbage and channel handling was handled by private side by spending trillions rupiah. And now we work independently. Besides saving, we also seriously work," he stressed.

He added, if there is still found puddle, there will be intent factor. Such as channel clogged with garbage and buildings on the channel or at the riverbank.