Leaked Sheetpile Repairs in Pluit is Accelerated
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Hopefully we can finish it today
A number of North Jakarta Water Resources (SDA) Sub-agency is repairing leaked sheetpile on Jalan Pantai Mutiara, RW 16, Pluit Urban Village, Penjaringan. It is targeted to be complete today.
Penjaringan Sub-district Secretary Dwi Pandji Forkiantoro explained the leak was caused by yesterday's tidal wave storm that brought flash floods in residential areas.
Leaked Pipe in Kuningan Has Been Repaired"Until now the area is still flooded. The water high until this afternoon has touched between 80-120 cm," he expressed, Sunday (6/7).
To repair it, his sub-agency gets assistance from the Fire and Rescue Sub-agency, army, police and Pluit Urban Village PPSU. It had been done since yesterday.
SDA Sub-agency Head Adrian Maulana explained that tens of personnel plus one heavy equipment have been deployed to patch up the sheetpile using materials in the form of hundreds of sandbags, 500 sticks of bamboo and 1,000 sticks of crucuk dolken.
There are also six mobile pumps to continue pumping water back to the sea.
"Hopefully we can finish it today," he hoped.
