BCT and Maja Rivers in West Jakarta Dredged
access_time September 13 2019 11:21 AM remove_red_eye 1231
Reported by Folmer | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Reported by Folmer | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Dredging in the Maja River is done up to seven kilometers and BCT River is up to 700 meters
The West Jakarta Water Resources Sub-agency is dredging up mud in the BCT Cengkareng River and Maja Pegadungan River, on Friday (9/12).
It is carried out to minimize inundation and increase the capacity and smoothen the flow of water that crosses the two rivers.
Connecting Channel on Jalan Janur Elok Raya DredgedTo do it, they have deployed heavy equipments type long-arm excavator, amphibian excavator and dump truck.
"Dredging in the Maja River is done up to seven kilometers and BCT River is up to 700 meters. Predictably, this work will be complete within three months ahead," West Jakarta Water Resources Sub-agency Head, Purwanti S.
Another dredging is also spotted at the Utan Jati Pegadungan connecting channel.
"Around one or two weeks, we will do dredging manually," she told.
