The water channel and conduit around the Presidential Palace on Jl Medan Merdeka Utara, Majapahit, Veteran and Jl Veteran III are cleaned. It is targeted to be done on August 14.

We have conducted cleaning since Saturday (8/6). It is to welcome the Independence Day and request of State Secretary,

Section Head of Maintenance for Central Jakarta Water Management Sub-dept, Boris Karlop Lumbangaol disclosed dredging and cleaning for channel and conduit is to anticipate inundation on the upcoming celebration of 17th Independence Day. Hence, it should be finished before the celebration.

"We have conducted cleaning since Saturday (8/6). It is to welcome the Independence Day and request of State Secretary," he expressed, Monday (8/8).

He continued, after it is done, similar thing would also be conducted on Jl Veteran, Majapahit and Jl Veteran III. Every day, his side will send 50 officers.

"The channel high is 30 cm. Until now, we already pick up 300 sacks of mud," he finished.