400 Joint Personnel Join Efforts to Remove Mud from Pluit Reservoir

As many as 400 joint personnel under the North Jakarta administration joined the Gerebek Lumpur (mud cleanup) action to remove mud from Pluit Reservoir, Sunday (9/25). It was led by North Jakarta Deputy Mayor, Juaini.

Hope it will bring a positive impact for residents of North Jakarta

According to the mayor, the Gerebek Lumpur action in Pluit Reservoir is the Jakarta administration's effort to anticipate flooding. In North Jakarta, 20 locations will be and are being dredged, such as rivers, connecting channels, and reservoirs.

"It involves the city government, Environment Sub-agency, Parks Sub-agency, Water Resources (SDA) Sub-agency, Satpol PP, and Water Agency UPK, including FKDM, Karang Taruna youth organization, RT/RW administrators, as well as army and police," he expressed.

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It was expected to be able to maintain normal river and reservoir functions in anticipation of flooding for a better environment.

"Hope it will bring a positive impact for residents of North Jakarta," he hoped.

To optimize the cleanup, there were about 21 units of heavy equipment such as one push boat, one long-arm excavator, two big-sized amphibious excavators, four barges, and 13 dump trucks.

Military Sealift Command Commander, TNI Rear Admiral Agus Hariadi added that this activity is also one of his programs in maintaining the cleanliness and sustainability of the coast.

"We support it and hundreds of personnel have been deployed to the location, where we will keep being committed to maintaining the North Jakarta area as a living area," he asserted.

As for the information, the dredged mud in Pluit Reservoir covers the west, middle, and southeast sides with a depth of 2.5 meters. It is targeted to pick up around 46,500 cubic meters of mud.