South Jakarta SDA Involves 877 Blue Taskforce Personnel
Reported by Tiyo Surya Sakti | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
South Jakarta Water Resource Sub-agency deployed 877 Blue Taskforce personnel to handle the inundation today.
The pumps are in good condition
South Jakarta Water Resource Sub-agency Head, Santo said those personnel are 586 flood handling personnel that spread in 10 sub-districts, and 291 pump personnel.
"We have prepared everything to handle the inundation," he said, Tuesday (3/4).
East Jakarta Water Resource Sub-agency Deploys 20 Mobile PumpsSanto explained the sub-agency has prepared 16 stationer pumps out of 87 available units and 27 mobile pumps.
"The pumps are in good condition," he explained.
According to him, all stationer pumps or pump houses in South Jakarta are already standby and guarded by two personnel.
He added that two teams of Quick Response Unit (URC) with two personnel each are also deployed.
"The mobile pump can be used as stationer pump if the water level is high," he continued.
As many as 20 floating pumps will also be involved to reach the locations that are difficult to be accessed by mobile pump.
"The pumps are ready to operate. But flood caused by the upstream water is difficult to be handled, especially in South Jakarta due to many overflowing rivers," he stated.
