SDA Speeds Up Channel Dredging on Jalan Bekasi Raya
Reported by TP Moan Simanjuntak | Translated by
The North Jakarta Water Resources (SDA) Sub-agency is speeding up the dredging work on Jalan Bekasi Raya, Pegangsaan Dua, Kelapa Gading.
The progress has reached around 75 percent and is estimated to be completed after Eid al-Fitr
Kelapa Gading Sub-district SDA Unit Head Citrin Indriyanti mentioned that her side deployed 11 personnel to clean up the channel along 720 meters.
Before dredging, the 1.4-meter wide channel was strewn with garbage and mud.
This Year, 20 New Channels Built in East Jakarta"This condition reduces the channel's capacity. When it rains, this channel often overflows, flooding the road," she conveyed, Wednesday (4/13).
She explained it has been carried out manually since early January 2022. So far, personnel managed to dredge the channel at a depth of 90 centimeters to 1 meter.
"The progress has reached around 75 percent and is estimated to be completed after Eid al Fitr," she said.
