The East Java Deputy Governor, Emil Elestianto Dardak, accompanied by\nLamongan Regent Yuhronur Efendi, carried out a field inspection at the\nKuro Floodgate on Saturday (7 March). The visit responds to residents\u2019\nconcerns about the suboptimal operation of water discharge pumps in\nflood management for Lamongan.<\/p>\n
Several pumps at the Sluis Kuro were shut down for several days but\nwere reactivated after the Bengawan Solo river level rose to flood\nalert. During the inspection, Deputy Governor Emil said that permanent\npumps have been activated until 22:00 WIB and mobile pumps until 24:00\nWIB.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was public worry because of the noise, but residents\nunderstood; those who protested realised that this is for floods, and\nthey were willing to accept that the noise was to help their fellow\nresidents. We have also reviewed the Ministry of Public Works\u2019 master\nplan that there is a floodway to discharge water directly into the sea,\nwith a capacity of 640 cubic metres and, with optimisation, could reach\n1,000 cubic metres,\u201d Emil said during the inspection at the Pintu Sulis\nKuro, Karangbinangun District, Lamongan.<\/p>\n
Emil explained that today\u2019s capacity could only reach a maximum of\n400 cubic metres, so further discussion with the Head of BBWS is needed.\nHe added that there are currently three permanent provincial government\npumps at Kuro with a total capacity of 6,000 litres per second. Two\npumps from the Brantas River Basin Office total 2,000 litres per second,\nLamongan Regency pumps have a capacity of 500 litres per second, and one\nmobile pump at 500 litres per second.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of this, plus the Melik 11 cubic metres, brings the total to a\ncertain level. Ideally we would have 50 cubic metres, but what we have\nif not operated would result in higher water levels. The generator is\nexpected to be converted to electricity in May so there will be no\nissues with fuel, noise from the generator, or a broken unit, in\naddition to plans for Waduk Jabung and Bendungan Karangnongko to address\nboth floods and droughts,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Lamongan Regent Yuhronur Efendi added that to optimise the floodway,\nthe Lamongan Regency Government will continue to communicate with\nvarious parties. \u201cWhat Mr Emil said is about short-term steps we can\ntake today to facilitate water release here. We will report on\neffectiveness later. As a reminder, we are also approaching a long dry\nseason, so everything must be anticipated in a balanced way,\u201d he\nconcluded.<\/p>\n
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