W. Jakarta Mayor Appeals All Rank to Be Ready Handling Disaster
Reported by TP Moan Simanjuntak | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
West Jakarta Mayor Uus Kuswanto reminds his rank from city to urban village level to be ready to handle disaster. It must be done since the rain level was quite high in several days ago.
Rain level was high
"Rain level was high. Several areas such as Rawa Buaya, Kembangan Selatan, Kembangan Utara, and others were inundated. We remind all rank to be prepared to handle the disaster," he said, Monday (1/8).
Uus also asked related units to be also ready and run mitigation in order to minimize the impact.
Flood Survivors in Cilandak Barat Get Basic Assistance"Water Resources Sub-agency keeps intensifying channel dredging and makes sure the pump runs well," he added.
West Jakarta Water Resources Sub-Agency Head, Purwanti, stated 37 pump houses in eight sub-districts are in good condition and ready to be operated. Mobile pumps are also placed at areas prone to inundation such as Jalan Panjang, Jalan Latumenten, Grogol and so on.
"It includes Jalan Outer Ring Road Kembangan in front of Puri Mansion. One mobile pump is standby there," he closed.
