The dredging of Ria Rio Dam, Pulogadung, East Jakarta must be sped up. Heavy equipments must be added to finish the effort before the rain intensity gets higher.

I hope the related unit soon to deploye more heavy quipment to accelerate the project

East Jakarta Mayor, Bambang Musyawardana, admitted that there are only two heavy equipments at the scene.

"I hope the related unit soon to deploye more heavy quipment to accelerate the project," he said, Tuesday (11/3).

Ideally, he added, there must be another 4-5 units remaining. One buldozer must be also prepared to manage the mud.

"We can plant plantation above the mud. It will beautify the area also," he added.

At this moment, the depth of the dam is only two meters. The project plans to add the depth up to 4 meters.