Vice Gov. Asked Officers to Stay Responsive Overcoming Flood

April 23 2017 10:18 PM 1714
Reported by Suriaman Panjaitan | Translated by Maria Inggita

Jakarta Vice Governor, Djarot Saiful Hidayat, reminded officers in government areas, from urban village, sub-district, mayor, to Water Resources Dept. Head to stay responsive to overcome flood due to the ongoing rain.

Please to control water channels to minimize the inundation

He asked all regional officers to check water channels in each environment routinely.

Kelapa Dua Island People Requesting Hydrant

"Please control water channels to minimize the inundation," he said, Sunday (4/23).

He added, Water Resources Dept. must prepare mobile water pumps to reduce inundation due to high rainfall. Those pumps can be used to siphon water which inundated several basin areas.

"There are several locations where the inundation are slowly receding, but no longer than one day. Mobile pumps will be functioned in those areas," he added.

Furthermore, he also asked Water Resources Dept. to improve heavy equipment's operation in Jakarta's reservoirs.

He explained that reservoir become one of the place to drain the water when flood happens in Jakarta. Thus, heavy equipment can be functioned to dredge the mud sedimentation and also maximize reservoir's water capacity.