Power cut disrupts water supply

Power cut disrupts water supply

JAKARTA: A disruption to the electricity supply at Cawang
pumping station, which is managed by public company Perum Jasa
Tirta II (PJT II), has stopped the supply of raw water to the
Pejompongan water processing installation since 3 a.m. on Sunday.

The disruption has meant that several areas covered by the
installation -- Tebet, Menteng, Setiabudi, Sudirman, Thamrin,
Muara Karang, Muara Angke, Tomang, Tanjung Duren, Sawah Besar,
Mangga Dua and Mangga Besar -- have suffered from lack of water
supply.

Public relations manager of PALYJA, French partner to the
city-owned PT PAM Jaya, Maria Sidabutar said in a media release
on Monday that the company was currently coordinating with PJT II
and related institutions to restore electricity soon, to enable
Cawang pumping station to resume supplying raw water to the
Pejompongan facility. -- JP