The City Administration's effort to minimize flooding in coastal area threatened to fail. One of the case is Marunda dam construction in Bambu Kuning Village, Cilincing has been halted 1.5 years ago.

Flooding always hit the area anually

Furthermore, residents  deplored the cessation of dam contruction. It is because the existence of dam is expected could reduce flooding during rainy season.

“Flooding always hit the area anually,” said Rofik (30) a local resident, Monday (10/6).

Cilincing Sub-District Head, Nana Hendriana explained the cessation cause due to land acquisition problem.

“Land that have been aqcuired has 36 hectare wide, while the rest of it is still being recorded by team of North Jakarta Administration,” he said.

The land aqcuisition problem caused by several factors. One of them is many residents claimed who claimed as owner of the land that has not been acquire.

“Latest data shown, 20 hectare has not been acquire, 11 hectares land owner have been identified while other 9 hectares is still searching,” she disclosed.