Jakbar Water Resources Sub-District Says Kali Angke Still at Alert Level 2, Flooding in Kembangan Continues to Be Drained

The water level is still high, still high, quite high. Alert Level 2. The Kali Angke post is at Alert Level 2,” said Mustajab to reporters after inspecting South Kembangan, West Jakarta, on Tuesday (5/5/2026). Mustajab explained that the West Jakarta City Government is currently undertaking efforts to drain the flooding in South Kembangan. Tank trucks from the Parks Sub-District Office are being used to suck up the floodwater. “We are continuing to pump it out, but the Kali Angke must recede first. Once Kali Angke recedes, we can dry it completely,” he stated. Furthermore, the West Jakarta City Government is making long-term anticipatory measures by building a channel connecting to Kali Angke. He said this channel is targeted to be completed in four years. “Yes, so this water management system has two inlets that flood the Ring Road area. The first is the PHB Tunas Muda and the PHB Pasar Minggu. The Pasar Minggu one has the largest inflow from Kali Angke,” he explained. “The system we are implementing here will channel the water along the edge of the Ring Road until it reaches Kali Angke. After that, there will be a pump, and we will pump it,” he added. The Mayor of West Jakarta, Iin Mutmainnah, added that the construction of this channel will span 1 kilometre. The funding will come from various sources. “This channel must be carried out simultaneously and all at once or in parallel until it reaches Kali Angke. So it’s 1,050 metres long with a creative financing scheme, including support from CSR and also from the APBD or the Water Resources Sub-District Office,” she said. “We hope this won’t be completed all at once, as it’s still in process, but rain or overflow water has returned, causing impacts like this,” she added.