Sutiyoso declares 'Siaga 2', demands fund for canal project<\/p>\n
Governor Sutiyoso declared Siaga 2 (Alert Level 2) on Friday, the
\nthird day the capital has been hit by heavy floods which have
\nforced more than 13,000 people to flee their homes and seek
\nrefuge.<\/p>\n
\"The city is now on Siaga 2, but since the water at all the
\nsluice gates has now dropped to normal levels, there's a
\npossibility I'll lower the alert back to Siaga 3 (Alert Level 3
\n-- the lowest level),\" Sutiyoso said after Friday prayers.<\/p>\n
However, Jakarta city secretary Ritola Tasmaya, who
\naccompanied the governor, suggested that Sutiyoso keep the alert
\nlevel at Siaga 2.<\/p>\n
\"It's better that we keep the Siaga 2 alert, Sir, as we want
\nto increase monitoring so that we can prepare for the worst,\"
\nRitola said, addressing the Governor.<\/p>\n
Unlike Siaga 3 that merely requires the instructions of an
\noperational chief to open or close a sluice gate whenever
\nnecessary, Siaga 2 requires more intense supervision -- with two
\nshifts -- and a higher level of authority to decide on the
\noperation of the sluice gates.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso underlined the need to build the East Flood Canal,
\nwhich will stretch from Cipinang in East Jakarta to Marunda in
\nNorth Jakarta, as major infrastructure to tackle the flooding.<\/p>\n
\"I've said it so many times that we need the East Flood Canal
\nproject to be completed soon. Yet, help is not there. Yes, the
\ncentral government has inaugurated the canal, but the fund has
\nnot been disbursed,\" he told the media.<\/p>\n
The total fund for the project is Rp 5 trillion (US$59.5
\nbillion), half of which is expected from the central government. -- JP<\/p>",
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