Drainage Channel on Jalan Cemara Dredged to Clear 1.2-Meter-Thick Silt

Six personnel from the East Jakarta Water Resources Sub-agency (SDA) are seen dredging a drainage channel on Jalan Cemara, RW 07, Kayu Putih Urban Village, Pulo Gadung Sub-district, East Jakarta.

Thank you. Hopefully, these efforts can anticipate puddles

Pulo Gadung Sub-distrit SDA Executing Unit Head Didi Rusdiana explained that the channel is cleaned to follow up on residents' request, following the discovery of heavy sediment buildup measuring up to one meter deep.

"The section being dredged is only three meters long, but the silt layer is a full meter thick out of the channel's total depth of 1.2 meters," he expressed, Tuesday (11/10).

Channel Dredging on Jalan Pulo Gayung to Complete Next Week

He explained that the work has been ongoing since last March. Currently, the progress of the drainage clearing has reached about 80 percent.

"It is targeted to be completed by December 18," he explained.

The operation has successfully cleared out approximately 200 sacks of silt and debris, all of which have been hauled to the Rawa Bebek dumping site in Cakung.

"We hope that expanding the channel's capacity will effectively prevent potential inundation," he added.

This project received appreciation from one of the locals Gunawan (45).

"Thank you. Hopefully, these efforts can anticipate puddles during the upcoming rainy season," he concluded.