Permata Hijau Connecting Channel Normalized
access_time May 23 2016 11:00 AM remove_red_eye 1730
Reported by Aldi Geri Lumban Tobing | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
Reported by Aldi Geri Lumban Tobing | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
South Jakarta Sub-dept. of Water Management dredged muds in Permata Hijau connecting channel, Grogol Utara Urban Village, Kebayoran Lama. One spider excavator was deployed to smooth the cleaning.
Channel’s depth is varied up to two meters
Holi Susanto, head of agency, admitted the effort is done since the sediment thickness too much.
Because of this condition, the channel’s depth only reaches 30 cm.
2,000 Sacks of Mud Transported from Pejambon Channel“Sediment is too thick,” he said, Monday (5/23).
The cleaning is focused from TVRI pump to downstream. He predicts the cleaning could take three months.
“Channel’s depth is varied up to two meters,” he added.
