Thickness of Mud in Drain of Jalan Medan Merdeka Reaches 80 Cm
Reported by Jhon Syah Putra Kaban | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
The ongoing cable skin cleaning in the drain of Jalan Merdeka Selatan is also coincided with mud cleaning. From the drain, PPSU officer under Central Jakarta Water Management Sub-dept picks up mud with an average thickness of 80 centimeters.
Moreover, air under the drain is very stuffy and difficult to standing. The drain is solid and does not work at all due to mud
Turiman, (40), an officer of Central Jakarta Water Management Taskforce said mud in the drain is very dense thus it requires extra time and effort to do the dredging.
Cable Skin in the Drain of Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan Cleaned"Moreover, air under the drain is very stuffy and difficult to standing. The drain is solid and does not work at all due to mud," he told, Thursday (3/10).
According to him, every day, mud that picked up from the drain is reaching one unit of truck. Its process must be carried out alternately considering oxygen in the drain is fairly lacking.
"Mud cleaning has been done four days. And now we are focused on front of ESDM Ministry office," he explained.
Meanwhile, Head of Central Jakarta Water Management Sub-dept, Dicky Suherlan acknowledged has not been able to estimate when the mud can be transported fully. "We keep cleaning the mud until weekend. This is one of our priorities," he stressed.
