Flood Management to Be Included in RTRW Regional Regulation Revision, Function of Ciputat River Water Gate in Tangsel Under Scrutiny

The Special Committee (Pansus) for the Draft Regional Regulation (Raperda) on Regional Spatial Planning (RTRW) of the Tangerang Selatan City DPRD has confirmed that flood management will be included in the revision of the said regulation. The committee chairman, Ahmad Syawqi, stated that one of the issues they are highlighting is the function of the water gate at Kali Ciputat. “So, our goal is to have more serious flood management. One of them is the function of the water gate in that area,” said Syawqi when met at the Tangsel DPRD Office, Setu, Tangsel, on Thursday (7/5/2026). In addition, the pansus has coordinated with working partners and Commission IV of the DPRD regarding technical flood management issues, including the function of the water gate. The pansus also proposes restoring river functions, road networks, and green open spaces (RTH) in the Tangsel RTRW revision. These proposals will not only serve as recommendations but will be incorporated into the regulation itself. “We discussed all of that in the Pansus yesterday. So it’s not just a proposal, but a policy that we ensure is included in the body of the regional regulation,” explained Syawqi. “This is also our moment to improve. That’s why we checked it like that yesterday,” he added. Previously, the Pansus RTRW of the Tangsel City DPRD found indications of a disrupted flow in Kali Ciputat in the Bintaro area. This finding emerged during a field inspection related to spatial planning and flood control on Tuesday (21/4/2026). From the findings, it was revealed that the river flow, which should pass through several points, is no longer visible flowing as it should. “The flow (of the river) should pass through the area that is now a mall (Bintaro XChange) and cross the station area, but (now) the flow is not moving,” said Syawqi, quoted from Tribun Banten.com. Besides that area, the Pansus also inspected the Serpong Lagoon Housing, which is suspected of having a narrowed river flow, as well as the Taman Tekno Widya and Tekno X BSD warehouse areas regarding alleged zoning violations in the RTRW Regional Regulation.