Rp 55 B Prepared for Construction of Marunda Reservoir Phase III
Reported by Aldi Geri Lumban Tobing | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
The Jakarta Water Resources Agency (SDA) is about to execute further construction of the Marunda Reservoir (Phase III) on the coast of Jakarta.
We plan to build a 39-hectare-wide reservoir to overcome flooding in this area
Its construction aims to overcome flooding in the Marunda Polder area with a catchment area as wide as 2,882 hectares.
SDA Agency's Data and Information Center (Pusdatin) Head, Nugraharyadi said the scope of work for the construction of the Marunda Reservoir Phase III included construction work on a reservoir embankment of approximately 765 meters and landscaping of Zones 2A and 2B covering a 3.9-hectare-wide land.
City Prepares Centralized Domestic Wastewater Management System"We plan to build a 39-hectare-wide reservoir to overcome flooding in this area, including area arrangement for public and green open spaces covering an area of 26 hectares," he expressed, Wednesday (1/17).
He added the Marunda Reservoir construction would then await land acquisition, which was currently in the process of extending the location determination.
"To realize it, we'll spend a budget amounting to Rp 55 billion," he stated.
