SDA Agency Gears Up to Repair Nizam Zachman Embankment
Reported by Folmer | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Responding to news circulating in mass media and social media regarding leaks that occurred in the Nizam Zachman embankment, Muara Baru, North Jakarta, the Jakarta Water Resources Agency (SDA) is currently planning to repair the embankment.
Considering the location of the embankment leak is in the Pelindo area
Moreover, they will synergize with related stakeholders, such as PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II.
Jakarta SDA Agency Acting Head, Ika Agustin Ningrum expressed the Nizam Zachman Embankment was built by the Jakarta Provincial Government in 2014-2015. Currently, embankment leaks do not affect the activities of residents located far from residential areas.
Embankment Structures on South Side of Tidung Island Strengthened"We continue to coordinate with related stakeholders for embankment repair plans. Considering the location of the embankment leak is in the Pelindo area," she expressed, in the Jakarta Provincial Government's press release, Wednesday (10/4).
In the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development (NCICD) project, there are two stages, namely the coastal embankment construction stage and the giant sea embankment construction stage. Currently, the Jakarta Government together with the Central Government, in this case the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing, are completing the construction of coastal and river estuary safety embankments (NCICD Phase A).
The trace length of the coastal safety embankment at the critical point is 37,356 km. Of this amount, 17,093 km have been built and 20,263 km have not been built. Of the amount that has not yet been built, 9,151 km will be the task of the PUPR Ministry and 11,112 km will be the task of the Jakarta Government.
