Continuing Flood Handling and Prevention Program, Water Resources (SDA) Unit personnel dredged connecting (Phb) channel located on Jl. Ahmad Yani, Utan Kayu Selatan, Matraman, East Jakarta, on Monday (1/18).

Our target is to finish it within two months ahead

Matraman Sub-district SDA Unit Coordinator, Agus Sutono mentioned, dredging work has been started since three months ago, where his side has dredged about 200 meters from total length 750 meters.

"Our target is to finish it within two months ahead," he said.

Dredging process takes a long time since it was done manually with total 10 SDA personnel while the mud sedimentation thickness is about 1-1.5 meters.

Dredging work carried out from southern side, in front of Kumon tutoring building to intersection of Jl. Kramat Asem RW 04, Utan Kayu Selatan Urban Village (UKS). While on the northern side, it was from intersection of Jl. Kramat Asem to Jl. Utan Kayu raya RW 010.

"Every day, we prepare 500 sacks to dredge mud," he added.

After cleaned, his side expected the channel that as wide as 2 meters and depth 2.5 meters can hold more water to minimize inundation in the area.