13 Pump Houses in Penjaringan Ready to Operate
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
13 pump houses in Penjaringan Sub-district, North Jakarta are ready to be operated to handle floods. To optimize it, the private party also operates 5 additional pump houses in the field.
We have 13 pump houses managed by Jakarta Water Resources Dept. and 5 other pump houses from private party
"We have 13 pump houses managed by Jakarta Water Resources Dept. and 5 other pump houses from private party. They are in good condition so far," expressed Mohammad Andri, Head of Penjaringan Sub-district, Monday (10/30).
Aside that, in Penjaringan Sub-district, there are 11 sluice gates to control water debit at some rivers thus can overcome the inundation. These gates are in Muara angke, Villa Kapuk Mas, Telok Gong 1 and 2, Duri Ledeng aand Pasar Ikan.
N. Jakarta Mayor Wants All Pump Houses to Be Checked"We also have normalized points that prone to floods. Hopefully the floods can be handled during rainy season," he closed.
