Hundreds of Kampung Pulo residents, Kampung Melayu urban Village, Jatinegara, East Jakarta, who occupied the Jatinegara Barat flat admitted that their life is improving and no worry about flood.

The important thin gs if free of flood

Previously, they always worry about flood during living in Ciliwung Riverbank. The flood was not occur during the rainy season, but also flood from Bogor and Depok. The water flooded the residential up to 2 meters in height.

Nurhayati (56), one of RT 13/01 Kampung Pulo residents, admitted she is happy live in flat.

"It's more comfortable and modern here. The important things if free of flood," she stated, Thursday (8/20).

Similar thing also stated by Nursiah (54), former resident of RT 12/01.

Sayid Ali, Head Unit of Rent-Flat Management Area III for Jakarta Dept. of Housing and Governmental Building, expressed there are 428 families have been registered to get the unit in the flat. Of 238 families have taken the keys, and 78 families have occupied the units.

"Since last night, more than 20 families have the keys. Mostly of them are in moving process," he expressed.

Ika Lestari Aji, Jakarta Head Dept. of Housing and Governmental Building, explained that the flat is prepared for Kampung Pulo residents. The number of registered families is in accordance with East Jakarta Land Procurement team's data.

"The flat should be occupied right after the development was done. We will help them moving their belonging from Kampung Pulo to the flat," he explained.