City to enlarge Pluit reservoir

City to enlarge Pluit reservoir

JAKARTA: The Jakarta administration plans to deepen and
enlarge the Pluit reservoir in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, next
year, Tempointeraktif reported on Tuesday.

Governor Sutiyoso said that the 80-hectare reservoir was in
need of attention as it was now filled with garbage brought in by
the Ciliwung and Moocevard Daan Mogot rivers.

The garbage has often been the cause of flooding.

Besides the Pluit reservoir, the administration also plans to
build a 100-hectare reservoir in Cibogo, Bogor Regency, that will
store water from Cisadane and Ciliwung rivers before letting it
flow to Jakarta.

Sutiyoso said that construction of the Cibogo reservoir would
start in 2007. --JP