Channel Normalization on Jalan SMA 57 to Complete May
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
West Jakarta Water Resources Sub-agency is normalizing water channel on Jalan SMA 57, RW 06 of Kedoya Utara Urban Village, Kebon Jeruk. The work has been starting since early May and is targeted for completion in May.
Now the progress reaches 40 percent
Field Coordinator of Kebon Jeruk District's Water Resource Unit, Ujang explained normalization follows up on residents' complaints regarding flooding in the surrounding area.
Channel Normalization on Jalan Pringgodani CompletedAccording to Ujang, his team has conducted checks and discovered that the 360-meter-long channel is clogged and inadequate to accommodate water during heavy rain, causing flooding.
"We carry out repairs and normalization of the channels by installing a 40 x 40 centimeter U-ditch," he explained.
It is hoped that normalizing the channel by installing a u-ditch will enlarge and facilitate cleaning the channel.
"We deploy 18 personnel to work on it. Now the progress reaches 40 percent," he stated.
