95 Percent of Pump in Jakarta in Prime Condition
Reported by Oki Akbar | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
95 percent of the pump scattered in the watershed is in prime condition to anticipate flooding.
95 percent of pump is in prime condition. The pump house is entirely maintained well
Jakarta Water Resources Dept. Head, Teguh Hendrawan said, all this time, his dept. is managing 145 pump houses, 133 mobile pumps and 30 portable pumps in the capital.
Two Pump Trucks Deployed to Clean Mud on Jalan Jatinegara Barat"95 percent of pump is in prime condition. The pump house is entirely maintained well," he expressed, at City Hall, Wednesday (2/14).
Of 95 percent of the pump, 5 percent are not able to operate optimally because of age. "There's even above 40 years, but still we backup with portable pump," he stated.
Nevertheless, his side was quite successful in making the flooded area receding quickly by optimizing the existing pump. "This means we can see hard work, despite the normalization only reached 60 percent. But we can see the changes," he said.
