Channel on Jalan RE Martadinata Dredged to Prevent Inundation
Reported by Suparni | Translated by
Tanjung Priok Sub-district Water Resources (SDA) Unit dredged water channel along 1 kilometer on Jalan RE Martadinata, RT 01/14, Tanjung Priok Urban Village, Tanjung Priok Sub-district, North Jakarta.
Dredging work remains 500 meters until Bone Park's Water Gate area
Tanjung Priok Sub-district SDA Unit Supervisor, Muhammad Sanusi conveyed, channel was dredged due to mud silting as high as one meter.
"Mud silting can trigger inundation in Bone Park and Karapan Sapi Park. So, we normalize the channel to its initial depth of about two meters from the road surface," he mentioned, Friday (8/27).
Channel on Jalan Kebagusan Raya DredgedAccording to him, channel has been dredged since July 2, 2021 by 8 personnel.
"We start dredging the channel from around Tanjung Priok Port Post 1 and now it has reached about 500 meters," he conveyed.
Every day, his side collected about 8 cubic meters of garbage and mud sedimentation from the channel.
"Dredging work remains 500 meters until Bone Park's Water Gate area. The work is estimated to be completed no later than December," he informed.
