Pekojan Water Channels Dredged
Reported by Folmer | Translated by Maria Inggita
All water channels in Pekojan Urban Village, Tambora, West Jakarta have been cleaned and dredged from mud sedimentation and trash.
We dredge it to anticipate inundation when heavy rain falls
Pekojan Urban Village Head, Trio Prasetio Utomo said, dredging and cleaning job was done by PPSU personnel with assistance from West Jakarta Water Resources Sub-dept.'s PHL personnel.
"We dredge it to anticipate inundation when heavy rain falls," he said, Thursday (1/10).
Baru River Cleaning in Central Jakarta IntensifiedHis side has opened water channels which previously were closed permanently, especially channel located on roadside.
"We want residents to not close water channel permanently thus water can flow to the channel," he affirmed.
Urban Village's PPSU personnel, he continued, have been instructed to monitor water channel and handle inundation in settlement routinely.
"Pekojan PPSU personnel will be prepared to handle inundation. They will also monitor water channel and dredge mud sedimentation routinely," he stated.
