Duri River Sheet Pile Repair Progress on Jl. Padamulya Touches 70 Percent
Reported by Wuri Setyaningsih | Translated by Maria Inggita
West Jakarta Water Resources (SDA) Sub-agency is repairing Duri River's sheet pile on Jl. Padamulya, Tambora. This repair has been progressed up to 70 percent.
We are targeting this repair to finish in the next two weeks
West Jakarta SDA Sub-agency's Drainage Maintenance Section Head, Wawan Kurniawan stated, repair work had been carried out since Friday (7/2). According to him, damage on sheet pile is due to age factor that makes the river becomes not optimal in holding water, especially when heavy rain falls.
"We repair damaged sheet pile along 700 meters," he conveyed, Monday (7/12).
Breakwater in North Side of Kelapa Island RepairedFor this repair, his side deployed 20 personnel and equipped them with crowbars, hammers, buckets, cement spoons, saws, machetes, portable pumps and others. They repair the sheet pile by installing 500 dolken logs.
"We are targeting this repair to finish in the next two weeks," he mentioned.
After repairing sheet pile, he expected the river could be more optimal in holding water, better in aesthetic, and stronger.
"We also remind residents for not littering to the channel," he closed.
