Eight PPSU personnel from Kampung Melayu Urban Village, East Jakarta have started developing three infiltration wells on Jalan Kebon Pala I, RW 05, on Thursday (11/4). It is targeted to be completed in two weeks.

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Kampung Melayu Urban Village Head, Angga Harjuno said, to start it, they should first dismantle the cast concrete on the side of the road using a jackhammer. After that, they dig manually using hoes, crowbars and other tools.

"Starting today, we will manually dig for three wells in RW 05," he said.

According to the regional strategic activities (KSD), there were 11 wells that will be built in the area. In the initial stage, three points will be built in RW 05 on Jalan Kebon Pala I. The rest would be built at other points after coordination with the East Jakarta Water Resources (SDA) Sub-agency.

"These locations were chosen according to recommendations from the Jatinegara Sub-district Executing Unit. As for the other eight points, they are still being coordinated with the SDA Sub-agency," he stated.

He added, the depth of the well was about 20 meters and at the top of the well was installed a concrete buis with one meter diameter and 1.5 meters height.