70 PPSU Officers Drained Water Channel in Kali Baru
Reported by Suriaman Panjaitan | Translated by Cintya Meliza
The Public Infrastructure and Facility Handling (PPSU) personnel cleaned and dredged water channel on Jalan Baru Kali Barat 1, RW 08, Kalibaru Urban Village, Cilincing, North Jakarta.
The channel is almost full with trash and mud, so the water overflowed the street
Nana Hendriana, Head of Cilincing Sub-district, explained the channel dredging is based on citizen's report who complained about the channel condition.
"The channel is almost full with trash and mud, so the water overflowed the street," Nana said.
PPSU Trained to Eradicate Mosquito LarvaeBased on Beritajakarta.com's observation, about 70 PPSU personnel assisted with local residents dredged the channel.
"They must demolish the channel cover (inrit) to ease the work," he added.
Besides causing puddle, the channel also spread bad smell.
"It is hoped no more citizens throwing trash into the channel," he disclosed.
