Ciputat River Flow Altered, South Tangerang Mayor: Not Our Authority

South Tangerang - The Mayor of South Tangerang, Benyamin Davnie, stated that handling the Ciputat River is not entirely under the authority of the South Tangerang City Government. Instead, he said the matter is the responsibility of the central government through the Ministry of Public Works (KemenPU). “Because the Ciputat River has already received approval from the ministry, it is not our authority,” Benyamin said when met in Setu, Tangsel, on Thursday (7/5/2026). Nevertheless, Benyamin said the South Tangerang City Government will continue to focus on flood control measures in the affected areas. Several options are being considered to reduce the flood impact in the downstream areas of the Ciputat River. However, he said all those steps still require technical studies. “We just need to see on the ground what we can do for future flood control,” he added. This finding emerged during a field inspection related to spatial planning and flood control on Tuesday (21/4/2026). From those findings, it was discovered that the river flow, which should pass through several points, is no longer visible flowing as it should. In addition to that area, the special committee also inspected Serpong Lagoon Housing, which is suspected of experiencing river flow narrowing, as well as the Taman Tekno Widya and Tekno X BSD warehouse areas regarding alleged zoning violations in the RTRW Regional Spatial Plan Regulation.