Flamboyan Embung Project Work in Cengkareng Accelerated
Reported by Wuri Setyaningsih | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
The West Jakarta Water Resources (SDA) Sub-agency continues to speed up the Flamboyan Embung (artificial lake) development on Jalan Jaya No. 25, Cengkareng Sub-district. Thus far the development itself has touched 30 percent.
It has been carried out since February 19 and is targeted to be complete in the upcoming May
Drainage Maintenance Division Head Wawan Kurniawan said, to conduct it, as many as eight personnel plus two excavators type amphibious AK 12 and landline.
"It has been carried out since February 19 and is targeted to be complete in the upcoming May," he expressed, Friday (4/9).
Rawa Malang Embung Construction Has Touched 40 PercentHe explained the embung was built to minimize flooding when heavy rain poured the city.
"Our hope is it is able to accommodate rainwater in large quantities. After this, we intend to build a water channel that connects embung to the Palem connecting channel," he explained.
He was also conducting data collection to ascertain the location of the pump, data collection for the lowest channel and so forth.
He added the total land area in the area was 7,070 square meters, where 5,000 square meters would be made of embung and the rest would be built supporting facilities such as jogging tracks, futsal courts, etc. The embung itself would be dredged to 3.5 meters depth.
"Hopefully we can maximally overcome the flood issues in the area," he hoped.
