Bina Marga Provides Vehicles and Heavy Equipment to Assist Flood Handling

Jakarta Bina Marga Agency supports flood handling action by providing operational vehicle and heavy equipment during rainy season.

We are ready to give assistance both for anticipation and quick response

Jakarta Bina Marga Head, Hari Nugroho mentioned, his side prepared 19 excavator, 4 buldozer, and 1 shovel loader, as well as 90 dump trucks, 28 crane truck (UPR and skylift), 3 jetting, and 1 combi jetting.

"We are ready to give assistance both for anticipation and quick response. When personnel need help, we are ready to respond it quickly," he asserted, Thursday (11/4).

Jagakarsa Ready to Face Flooding as Rainy Season Approaches

He explained that Bina Marga Agency also prepared 2,305 task forces in 5 municipalities. Task forces were equipped with stamper rammer, breaker, and baby roller.

"Disaster handling during rainy season is divided into 3 stages; before, now, and after disaster," he explained.

In anticipating inundation on the road, street gutter should be cleaned from garbage. When there is inundation, personnel must find the cause, such as dismantling clogged channel.

"Usually road will be damaged after flood. So, we will repair it with cold mix asphalt using patching method," he mentioned.