PPSU Personnel Dispatched to Handle Inundation on Jalan Bujana Tirta
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Some 10 PPSU personnel under Pisangan Timur Urban Village, Pulogadung, East Jakarta are dispatched to handle inundation on Jalan Bujana Tirta.
The reservoir can't accommodate water when rain pours, due to thick mud
According to Muhammad Iqbal, Head of Pisangan Timur Urban Village, inundation occurred when heavy rains poured the capital yesterday thus water at the Bea Cukai Reservoir overflowed onto the road.
Those personnel also sent to clean up garbage and mud washed up on the road and clogging the Bujana Tirta connecting channel.
30 PPSU Personnel Deployed to Assist Post-Flood Cleanup in Kampung MelayuHe explained it occurred since at 3 AM and started to recede at 7:30 AM. However personnel were still on alert at the location to anticipate further inundation.
"The reservoir can't accommodate water when rain pours, due to thick mud," he explained.
His party had instructed the Bea Cukai management to contact the city administration for dredging action yet they had not contacted yet.
"That's why we cannot do anything. If they contact us, we can take immediate action at the location," he asserted.
