As many as 75 joint personnel or urban village and sub-district, PPSU, Water Resource Taskforce, Bina Marga, Environmental, City Park and Forestry, Water Body, Satpol PP and community, Sunday (2/16), conducted community work cleaning Batu Ampar and Induk River connecting channel at RT 16/02 Batu Ampar Urban Village, Kramat Jati, East Jakarta.

prevent inundation during rainy season

Batu Ampar Urban Village Secretary, Abdul Haris said the community work was held to overcome inundation by 30 cm that often happened at RT 13 and 16 of RW 02 due to clogged water channel.

"We dredge the mud and waste to prevent inundation during rainy season," he said.

His side also cooperated with Kramat Jati Sub-district's Water Resource Implementer Unit to construct crossing on the edge of Batu Ampar connecting channel to smooth the water flow.

Batu Ampar Urban Village's Economy and Development Section Head, Isra Nur Hikmah admitted the Water Resource Taskforce personnel need to cut the plaster and resident's border wall.

"The effort needs to be run to widen the water flow," she admitted.

Meanwhile, Siti Zuhriyah member of LMK RW 02 Batu Ampar, agreed that her parent's house border wall to be demolished for constructing channel crossing.

"We have discussed this with our families. Hopefully this will prevent the area to be inundated again," she explained.