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

WEST JAKARTA, GARISBUMI.com – The water channel on Jalan Kapuk Raya, West Jakarta, is still flooded even though the mud has been drained. The inflow from the Rawa Bengkel connecting channel and the downstream part which is covered by buildings is an issue being discussed in efforts to deal with flooding in the area.

This condition received the attention of West Jakarta Mayor Iin Mutmainnah at a Regional Coordination Meeting in the Pattern Room of the West Jakarta Mayor's Office, Monday (5/10/2026). The meeting was attended by eight sub-district heads and heads of regional apparatus organizations.

"When I came and looked again, the water channel in front of the Kapuk Village office was still high," said Iin.

Head of the West Jakarta Water Resources (SDA) Sub-Department, Mustajab, explained that the high water level in the Jalan Kapuk Raya channel was influenced by inflow from the Rawa Bengkel connecting channel (PHB). This condition is made worse by the downstream part which is covered by buildings.

"So the water flow enters the channel on Jalan Kapuk Raya. This is also the impact of the volume of the irrigation channel," he said.

This issue is part of the discussion on flood management in West Jakarta, starting from mud dredging, channel maintenance, strengthening the pump system, to structuring the area to provide water storage space.

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.

Waste Sorting and Urban Agriculture Also Discussed

Apart from Cengkareng, Kalideres District explained flood mitigation in a number of areas, especially RW 06, Kamal Village. Palmerah District discussed dredging water channels, while Grogol Petamburan raised the issue of Grogol Reservoir, road repairs and illegal parking.

Environmental discussions also include waste management from its source. Kembangan Subdistrict Head Muhammad Fahmi Karsawijaya conveyed the implementation of Governor's Instruction Number 5 of 2026 concerning community movements to process and sort waste.

Meanwhile, Kebon Jeruk District discussed the implementation of urban farming. Tambora District raised the arrangement of the convection industrial area, while Taman Sari discussed the tourist potential of the Glodok Chinatown night market.