The Cilincing Sub-district Water Resources (SDA) Executing Unit, North Jakarta is normalizing the water channel alongside Jalan Madya Kebantenan, Semper Timur, which aims to minimize inundation when it rains.

It is done to smoothen water flow that had previously been choked up as it was damaged and covered with soil

Cilincing SDA Executing Unit Head, Tjahyono Budi Setiawan said the normalization was executed up to 105 cm length with 120 cm width and 80-100 cm depth.

"It is done to smoothen water flow that had previously been choked up as it was damaged and covered with soil," he expressed, Wednesday (2/10).

He went on to say that the water that passes through the channel would flow towards Begog and Cakung Lama rivers. It had been ongoing since February 2 and was targeted to complete by the end of this month.

Semper Timur Urban Village Head, Cahyo Hudoyo added he thanked the Cilincing SDA for normalizing the channel at Jalan Madya Kebantenan.

"This is a resident's proposal collected at the 2020 Musrenbang," he stated.