Kapuk Raya Canal Still Flooded, West Jakarta Discusses Improving Water Flow

The Apuran Pump House is planned to have a capacity of 12,000 liters per second

Cengkareng Subdistrict Head Suhardin explained that flood management is done through simultaneous community service, sedimentation dredging, and normalization of connecting channels. Infrastructure strengthening also includes support for polder pump and macro pump systems.

According to Suhardin, this handling involves the government together with the media, business actors, academics and the community. Area planning is carried out through a persuasive approach to provide space for water flow and storage.

The West Jakarta SDA Department also plans to build an Apuran pump house with a capacity of 12,000 liters per second, accompanied by dredging and normalization of the Apuran River.

"Apart from the Apuran River, the Rawa Buaya area is also being arranged in the form of building reservoirs, persuasive control, and arranging the riverbanks for retention space," said Suhardin.

Other improvements include normalizing channels at a number of points in Kapuk and Rawa Buaya, draining channels, and repairing retaining walls or sheet piles at Mookevart River in RW 08 Kedaung Kaliangke.

Iin appreciated the mud dredging carried out by officials in the Cengkareng area. He asked that these activities continue on micro channels and connecting channels with the SDA Sub-dept. to deal with the rainy season.