DKI Jakarta roundup: flood management and Nyepi Festival
Jakarta - Several important events occurred in Jakarta on Sunday (8 March), including the DKI provincial government’s deployment of 1,200 flood control pump units and the staging of the Nyepi Festival at Hotel Indonesia Roundabout.
Accelerating flood management: DKI deploys 1,200 pumps
The Jakarta Provincial Government deployed 1,200 flood control pump units as part of rapid response measures to manage inundation and flooding following heavy rainfall that struck Jakarta from Saturday evening (7 March) through Sunday.
“Since last night I have been coordinating with various departments, especially the Water Resources Agency. Pumping operations have already commenced at several points since the evening,” stated Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung in his statement in Jakarta on Sunday.
Body of drowned teenager recovered in Pademangan
Officials from the North Jakarta Disaster Mitigation and Rescue Sub-agency discovered the body of a teenager identified as HDS (10) who drowned whilst swimming in a canal on Pesanggrahan II Road, East Pademangan District, North Jakarta, on Sunday afternoon.
“The victim was found by officials in deceased condition,” said Gatot Sulaeman, Head of Operations Section of the North Jakarta and Seribu Islands Disaster Mitigation and Rescue Agency, in Jakarta.
DKI stabilises Bantargebang waste facility to prevent further landslide
The Jakarta Provincial Government is stabilising the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Facility (TPST) in Bekasi City, West Java, to prevent potential secondary landslides.
“The arrangement and reinforcement of the dumping zone is being undertaken in stages so that the dumping structure regains stability and safety for field operations,” said Asep Kuswanto, Head of the Jakarta Environmental Agency, in Jakarta on Sunday.
KAI Jakarta reports 58 per cent Lebaran train ticket occupancy
PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) Jakarta Operating Region 1 has sold 625,231 tickets from a total of 1,076,196 seats provided for departures from Gambir Station and Pasar Senen Station during the 2026 Lebaran transport period.
“With this achievement, the seat occupancy rate currently reaches 58 per cent,” said Franoto Wibowo, Public Relations Manager of KAI Jakarta Operating Region 1, in Jakarta on Sunday.
Rano: Nyepi Festival strengthens religious tolerance
The staging of the Nyepi Festival at Hotel Indonesia Roundabout in Central Jakarta, a collaboration between Suka Duka Hindu Dharma Jakarta Raya and the Hindu Dharma Indonesia Parisada (PHDI) of Jakarta Province, represents efforts to strengthen tolerance amongst followers of different faiths.
“This activity is part of efforts to strengthen harmony and tolerance amongst different religious communities amid Jakarta’s social diversity,” said Deputy Governor Rano Karno in his remarks in Jakarta on Sunday.