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        "id": 1696203,
        "msgid": "suspected-culprit-behind-pondok-aren-floods-in-south-tangerang-linked-to-changes-in-ciputat-river-flow-1777013651",
        "date": "2026-04-23 16:23:23",
        "title": "Suspected Culprit Behind Pondok Aren Floods in South Tangerang Linked to Changes in Ciputat River Flow",
        "author": "Ambaranie Nadia Kemala Movanita",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Changes to the flow of the Ciputat River in Bintaro, South Tangerang, are suspected to be a primary cause of flooding in the Pondok Aren area, particularly around Maharta, due to the diversion of water channels that have reduced drainage capacity during heavy rains. The local DPRD's special committee on spatial planning has identified unauthorised alterations to the river since 2011 and summoned developers for questioning, demanding documents on the changes and asset handovers as compensation. This incident highlights ongoing issues with urban development impacting flood management in rapidly growing Indonesian cities.",
        "content": "<p>SOUTH TANGERANG, KOMPAS.com - Changes to the flow of the Ciputat\nRiver in the Bintaro area of South Tangerang City (Tangsel) are\nsuspected to be one of the causes of flooding in the Pondok Aren region,\nparticularly around Maharta and its surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is Maharta and its surroundings also flooded. That\u2019s the effect\non northern Pondok Aren, because that\u2019s the Ciputat River flow,\u201d said\nAhmad Syawqi, Chairman of the Special Committee for the Regional\nRegulation Draft on Spatial Planning (RTRW) of the Tangsel DPRD, when\ncontacted by Kompas.com via WhatsApp on Thursday (23\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>At that time, the special committee found changes to the river flow\nthat did not match its natural condition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday we found changes to the river flow in the river body in\nPondok Aren,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Ciputat River has two flows. However, one of those river flows is\nnow suspected to no longer function because it has been cut off and its\ncurrent redirected to the Pondok Aren area.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, these changes have impacted the water flow capacity\nduring heavy rain. This is what has caused several areas in Pondok Aren\nto be inundated by floods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe effect is certain, high water discharge if the rainfall is\nhigh,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the redirected Ciputat River flow should have flowed towards\nthe Bintaro Xchange Mall (BXc).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the path that the river water should have taken is now\nempty, overgrown only with wild plants.<\/p>\n<p>Due to this redirection, the Tangsel City DPRD has summoned three\nrepresentatives from the developers to provide information at a Hearing\nMeeting (RDP) at the DPRD City Building on Wednesday (22\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>In the meeting, the Special Committee requested documents related to\nthe river flow changes, including obligations to hand over assets as\ncompensation.<\/p>\n<p>However, those documents have not yet been submitted to the Special\nCommittee and are still in the process of being collected by the\ndevelopers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis incident has been happening since 2011, it should have been\nresolved by now,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/suspected-culprit-behind-pondok-aren-floods-in-south-tangerang-linked-to-changes-in-ciputat-river-flow-1777013651",
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