Floods in Jakarta Prompt Optimization of Polder Development at Nine Points
Reported by Yudha Peta Ogara | Translated by
The Jakarta Regional Research Council (DRD) has been prompting the Jakarta Water Resources (SDA) Agency to immediately build polders in a bid to overcome flood problem at nine points in the capital.
Floods are relatively worse in the west and east. What is being done now is according to need
Jakarta DRD Senior Member for Period 2018-2022, Muhammad Fausal Kahar assessed that the polder development in some regions was in accordance with the planning and flood conditions in Jakarta in 2020.
Those regions were namely Kelapa Gading, Pulomas, Marunda, Adhyaksa, Muara Angke, Teluk Gong, Mangga Dua, Green Garden, and Kamal.
DRD: Polder Development is Needed to Overcome Floods"Floods are relatively worse in the west and east. What is being done now is according to need," he said, Sunday (2/20).
According to him, the polder system could be optimized with the availability of back-up pump facilities to overcome obstacles in conveying water. The availability of pumps can be adjusted to the conditions of each region.
He cited, at Pluit Reservoir, there are seven pumps running every day. So, backup is really needed.
"This pump is very important. What must be considered is the capacity, backup, and age of the pump," he concluded.
