However, at that location, there is already an existing drain, as an effort to prevent inundation

The East Jakarta Water Resources (SDA) Sub-agency has noted that drains and crossing drains have been developed in 11 locations throughout 2020.

Development Division Head Tengku Saugi Zikri, said that the percentage of its development reached 98.98 percent.

It was because the 983-meter long drain development on Jalan Pinang Ranti Raya, Pinang Ranti Makasar was not finished completely, precisely 124 meters were cut off due to the existence of utility networks.

"However, at that location, there is already an existing drain, as an effort to prevent inundation. Thus the making of this drain reached 883 meters," he said, Friday (1/15).

Those 11 locations, he explained, were located on Jalan DI Panjaitan, Jatinegara (two drains), precisely in the front of the Investigation, Testing and Measurement Management Unit office with 46 meters long and in the front of IBN campus until Cimory Penas with 71 meters long. Each crossing was made using a box culvert measuring 1.5x1.15 meters.

Then on Jalan Nusa Indah I, Malaka Jaya, Duren Sawit (one drain) with 632 meters long, Jalan Raya Tengah, Tengah Urban Village, Kramat Jati (one drain) with 460 meters long, on the west side of Jalan Raya Penggilingan (one drain) with 895.20 meters long, precisely on Jalan Raya Penggilingan Elok until Cakung River.

Jalan Cipinang Cempkedak III, Cipinag Cempedak (one drain) with 290 meters long, Jalan Mayjen Soetoyo, Cawang (one drain) with 281 meters long, Jalan Laut Sulawesi, Duren Sawit (one drain) with 496 meters long, Jalan Malaka Country, Pondok Kopi (one drain) with 335 meters long.

"We also develop one as long as 2,376 meters on Jalan Tengki, Cipayung and the other one as long as 461 meters on Jalan Pertengahan, Cijantung Urban Village," he stated.