Here is Cause of Flooding on Jalan S Parman
Reported by Wuri Setyaningsih | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Floods as high as 50 cm that hit Jalan S Parman, precisely in front of Trisakti University, Grogol, West Jakarta was caused by many factors.
As a result, the pump house had not worked for two hours
Besides high rainfall, it was also due to the malfunctioned three pumps in the Trisakti pump house.
Puddle at Jl Patra and Jl S Parman RecedeWest Jakarta Water Resources Sub-dept. Head, Imron disclosed the Trisakti pump house is still new, thus there are still some operators who do not understand how to operate the big-sized pump.
"As a result, the pump house had not worked for two hours. One hour later, it could be controlled after being fixed by the expert operator," he stated, Tuesday (2/21).
He explains those malfunctioned pumps have the power to suck up water about 2,000 meters per cubic.
Based on beritajakarta.com, flooding on Jalan S Parman has receded gradually and can be passed again.
