Cakung Side C Reservoir Dredging Has Touched 70 Percent
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
The dredging progress of the Side C Reservoir on the two-hectare land in the Jakarta Garden City (JGC) complex, East Cakung, Cakung, East Jakarta has reached 70 percent.
It is targeted to be complete in the forthcoming December
Assistant for East Jakarta Economy and Development, Kusmanto said that eleven heavy equipment have been alerted at the location. The dredging work itself had been ongoing since last November.
"It is targeted to be complete in the forthcoming December," he said, Tuesday (3/9).
South Jakarta SDA Deploys 2 Heavy Equipment to Dredge Sarua RiverAccording to him, it was to overcome the frequent flooding in the RW 07 and 08 Cakung Timur area. Although it was not completely finished, the local residents had already felt the benefits of the dredging process. During heavy rain some time ago, the flood in RW 07 and 08 areas was not too high as it could be controlled.
"We will dredge the side C to 2.5 meters depth. The existing condition, initially the depth was only 70 centimeters," he stated.
