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        "id": 1720077,
        "msgid": "kali-angke-overflow-causes-flooding-in-kembangan-west-jakarta-city-to-build-new-1-km-drainage-channel-1778028929",
        "date": "2026-05-05 21:54:10",
        "title": "Kali Angke Overflow Causes Flooding in Kembangan, West Jakarta City to Build New 1 km Drainage Channel",
        "author": "Tri Susanto Setiawan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Flooding along Jalan Outer Ring Road in Kembangan, West Jakarta, on Tuesday was triggered by the overflow of Kali Angke river, which has not receded since dawn. West Jakarta Mayor Iin Mutmainnah announced plans to construct a new drainage channel over 1 km long to connect to the river, aiming for completion within four months, while urging residents to remain patient amid ongoing high rainfall. Officials from the Water Resources Sub-District Office highlighted the need for central government normalisation of Kali Angke and strict checks on developer permits to ensure water retention areas are maintained.",
        "content": "<p>West Jakarta Mayor Iin Mutmainnah stated that the flooding which\nsubmerged Jalan Outer Ring Road in Kembangan, West Jakarta, on Tuesday\n(5\/5\/2026) was caused by the overflow of Kali Angke. Upon directly\ninspecting the affected location, Iin explained that the flooding, which\npersisted from dawn until evening, was triggered by water from Kali\nAngke that could not be contained. \u201cYes, we visited the affected\nresidents directly earlier. There, we went around inside. Regarding the\nflooding and long-standing puddles, we indeed see (the cause) from the\noverflow of Kali Angke,\u201d Iin clarified to reporters at the site on\nTuesday. That water channel is planned to be built along more than 1\nkilometre and is targeted to be completed within the next four months.\n\u201cOne of our efforts is to create a channel. This channel must be done\nsimultaneously and all at once or in parallel up to Kali Angke. So there\nis along 1,050 metres,\u201d said Iin. Nevertheless, she asked residents to\nbe patient because flood handling cannot be done instantly, especially\namid Jakarta\u2019s still high rainfall. \u201cWe hope this cannot be completed\nall at once, so this is indeed in process, but rain or overflow water\ncomes back, thus causing impacts like this,\u201d she stated. \u201cThis water\nmanagement system has two inlets (channels) that flood Jalan Ring Road.\nThe first is PHB Tunas Muda, and PHB Pasar Minggu. Now, Pasar Minggu has\nthe largest inflow from Kali Angke,\u201d revealed Mustajab. To address it,\nthe Water Resources Sub-District Office plans to channel water to the\nedge of Jalan Ring Road towards Kali Angke with the support of a pumping\nsystem. \u201cThis solution is not just piecemeal; we must resolve Kali Angke\nitself. Kali Angke must be normalised by the central government. That\nwill meet downstream, then we can handle it here. This must be done\ntogether, not just the Water Resources Sub-District Office alone,\u201d he\nsaid. Mustajab also responded to residents\u2019 complaints about the loss of\nwater retention swamps, allegedly filled in for apartment development by\ndevelopers. He assured that strict checks would be carried out on\npermits, including the obligation to provide water retention areas.\nMustajab also acknowledged that the puddle pumping process has not yet\nbeen able to run optimally while the Kali Angke discharge is still high.\n\u201cPumping will continue to be done, but Kali Angke must recede first.\nOnly when Kali Angke recedes can we dry it perfectly. (Currently) it is\nstill high, quite high. The Kali Angke post is still on Alert Level 2,\u201d\nstated Mustajab.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kali-angke-overflow-causes-flooding-in-kembangan-west-jakarta-city-to-build-new-1-km-drainage-channel-1778028929",
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