Dredging Work is Conducted at Sulaiman Connecting Channel in Kebon Jeruk
Reported by Wuri Setyaningsih | Translated by Maria Inggita
Kebon Jeruk Sub-district Water Resources (SDA) Unit, West Jakarta, dredged Sulaiman connecting (phb) channel on Jl. Yusuf. From this dredging work, personnel collected 146.47 cubic meters of mud.
Our target is to finish the dredging work in July 2021
Kebon Jeruk Sub-district SDA Unit Head, Suprapto conveyed, Sulaiman phb channel has total length of 744 meters, while current work has reached 320 meters. This work has been carried out since May 3, 2021.
"Our target is to finish the dredging work in July 2021," he stated, Monday (6/28).
Kali Sunter River Normalization Enters Land Acquisition StageAccording to him, mud thickness in Sulaiman phb channel reached around 100 centimeters to 1 meter. TIn this dredging work, 36 Kebon Jeruk Sub-district SDA Unit personnel and 10 PPSU personnel were deployed to clean up channel manually using hoe, bucket, crowbar, and cart.
"Dredging will optimize channel's capacity thus it can hold more water, especially when heavy rain falls. Besides, it is hoped to minimize inundation in the surrounding area," he explained.
