Middle Flow Infrastructures Ready to Face Flood
Reported by Andry | Translated by Cintya Meliza
Head of Jakarta Water Management Department, Tri Djoko Sri Margianto mentioned, of the 3 flow systems in the capital, only the middle flow infrastructures which is the readiest for facing flood.
Condition of infrastruct ures that have been complete built based on the master plan is the middle flow
"Condition of infrastructures that have been complete built based on the master plan is the middle flow," he stated, at City Hall, Thursday (10/29).
He explained, the infrastructures built include Pluit Reservoir Pump, Siantar Pump, Melati Reservoir Pump and Setiabudi Pump.
Damaged Pumps in Kampung Apung Pump Station Repaired"Those are the pumps prepared for flood handling," he explained.
According to him, flood handling on the middle flow system is getting stronger with the additional pump in Pasar Ikan. The next thing to do is evaluating the infrastructures.
"I will evaluate the result after flood. Whether the performance is appropriate or no. It could be not maximal," he uttered.
Besides infrastructures, he continued, the flow systems that have been built such as drainage, macro and micro channels will be monitored when raining. It aims to know which flow clogged and function not maximally due to various things.
"The first step prioritized now is dredging channels. As the systems we built would not be functioned if there is mud," he disclosed.
