Six Pumps Handle Flooding in Cempaka Putih Area
access_time January 18 2022 08:19 PM remove_red_eye 1005
Reported by Anita Karyati | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Reported by Anita Karyati | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Six mobile pumps had controlled flooding that hit several points in Cempaka Putih Sub-district area, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday (1/18).
We send six pumps with 300 liters per second capacity to minimize flooding
Cempaka Putih Sub-district Vice Head, Erik AP revealed, rain that had been pouring down Jakarta from noon until late in the afternoon had triggered flooding as high as 20 to 40 centimeters along Jalan Cempaka Putih Barat and Timur.
"We send six pumps with 300 liters per second capacity to minimize flooding," he expressed.
SDA Agency Adds 26 New Mobile Pumps in 2021According to him, it occurred as a levee on the west side seeped thus the water from the Utan Panjang River overflowed. It was made worse with intense rain. He committed, flooding would recede in three hours.
"On Jalan Mardani and Percetakan Negara, flooding has receded after being sucked," he stated.