Dozens Park in North Jakarta Prone to Be Submerged
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by Arief Rahman
The rainy season which began to fall in the capital made a number of agencies get organized. One of the agencies is North Jakarta Parks Sub-Department that seeks to minimize dozens of damaged parks and green lines due to the flood.
The loss is about Rp 500 million
There are 114 parks and green lines under the sub-department authority. 30 of them which spread in three sub-districts are prone of flood.
Those parks and green lines are Boncel Park and Betok Park in Penjaringan Sub-district, Yon Air Park in Cilincing Sub-district, Palem Park, Manggar Park, and Toar Park in Koja Sub-district.
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"The loss is about Rp 500 million," he stated.
Fajar said his side is preparing water reservoir in prone to flood parks. The soil will be elevated or leveled with the surrounding road.
"Additional water disposal will be also made. It is hoped the inundation will not as high as before," he hoped.
