2 Tons of Mud in Pela Mampang's Drains Dredged

Flood on last Monday has left a lot of mud in our residential. Its mud settles in the drain

A number of drains in Pela Mampang area, Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta, has begun to be dredged in order to anticipate flood. The dredging has been ongoing since three days and managed to dredge 2 tons of mud. 

Such locations are located on Jalan IV, RT 05/07, Pela Mampang Urban Village. Indeed, the place will easily be inundated if rain pours long enough. Last Monday (8/11), flood had inundated the place until leaving a lot of mud.

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"Flood on last Monday has left a lot of mud in our residential. Its mud settles in the drain," expressed Head of Mampang Prapatan Sub-District Section for South Jakarta Water Management Public Works Sub-Department, Suryadi Sastro, Thursday (8/14).

As many as 12 officers have been deployed to dredge drains as wide as 250 meters, precisely on Jalan Bank IV and III. "Locals asked us to immediately dredge the drains. Besides smoothing water flow, we were asked to sterilize drains from mud," he explained.

As a result, he continued, more than two tons of mud have been dredged from the drains as wide as 60 centimeters and 30 centimeters deep. "We do not directly transport the mud but keep it on an empty land as a levee to hold flooding," he finished.