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        "id": 1679787,
        "msgid": "residents-say-flooding-in-citra-prima-serpong-began-after-housing-development-1776261055",
        "date": "2026-04-15 19:49:40",
        "title": "Residents Say Flooding in Citra Prima Serpong Began After Housing Development",
        "author": "Abdul Haris Maulana",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Residents of Citra Prima Serpong in South Tangerang attribute recurring floods to the construction of the Serpong Lagoon housing estate on what was previously a natural water absorption area, such as a lake, leading to inundation levels of up to two metres during short rains. Local authorities installed retaining walls and water pumps in January 2026 to mitigate the issue, but residents report that while drainage has improved, flooding persists due to narrowed and shallow waterways, affecting around 150 people per incident and causing property damage and evacuations. This situation highlights ongoing challenges in urban planning and flood management in rapidly developing Indonesian suburbs, with some families opting to relocate permanently.",
        "content": "<p>SOUTH TANGERANG, KOMPAS.com - Residents of Citra Prima Serpong,\nKranggan, Setu, South Tangerang, claim that flooding in their area began\nafter the development of housing on land that was previously a water\nabsorption area.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of RW 06 Kranggan, Yahya Sunarja, stated that before the\nhousing development, the area never experienced flooding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this housing estate started in 2009. And before the Serpong\nLagoon housing was built, there was no flooding. Back then, that area\n(the land in Serpong Lagoon) was like a lake, so there was never any\nflooding here,\u201d Yahya said when met by Kompas.com in Citra Prima Serpong\non Wednesday (15\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>At that time, flooding began to submerge the Citra Prima Serpong area\nup to two metres, even though the rain lasted only a short time. The\nreceding time was also longer compared to now.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that this condition occurred before the construction of\nthe retaining wall and the installation of two water pumps, which now\nallow puddles to recede in about one day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt that time, before this retaining wall was built, the height was\nalmost the same as this (two metres). But back then, it took longer to\nrecede compared to now, which already has this retaining wall,\u201d he\nclarified.<\/p>\n<p>Every time flooding occurs, around 30 households or 150 people are\naffected. This situation often forces residents to evacuate to safer\nplaces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, evacuating, to the community hall, posyandu, or to neighbours\u2019\nhouses,\u201d said Yahya.<\/p>\n<p>The recurring floods cause losses, from house damage to furniture\nthat cannot be used again. This condition has led some residents to\nchoose to move, either temporarily or permanently.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Yahya explained that previously the South Tangerang City\nGovernment (Pemkot Tangsel) had built a retaining wall and installed\nwater pumps at the location around January 2026 to reduce the flood\nimpact.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to him, these efforts have not been fully\neffective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow it\u2019s faster to recede because of the pumps, but the flooding\nstill happens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He assessed that the main cause of the flooding is the narrowing and\nshallowing of the river in the area.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/residents-say-flooding-in-citra-prima-serpong-began-after-housing-development-1776261055",
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