W. Jakarta dam idle

W. Jakarta dam idle

JAKARTA (JP): The new dam built by a developer in Wijayakusuma
subdistrict, West Jakarta, has not yet been operated.

West Jakarta Mayor Sutardjianto said yesterday the dam had not
yet been officially transferred by the developer, PT Duta
Pertiwi, to the local administration.

The building of the dam is part of the developer's
responsibility to provide social and public facilities,
Sutardjianto said.

"Wijayakusuma residents have complained to the mayoralty
office about recent flooding and demanded that the mayoralty put
the dam into operation," the mayor added.

The 1.2-hectare Wijayakusuma dam is designed to prevent floods
in the Wijayakusuma subdistrict and the two neighboring
subdistricts of Jelambar and Jelambar Baru.

With the completion of the dam, West Jakarta mayoralty now has
eight dams, which are part of its flood control system.

The other seven dams are located in Kota Bambu, Grogol,
Tomang, Tanjung Duren, Bojong Indah and two in Slipi.

The mayor said that another dam would be constructed as soon
as possible in the Cengkareng subdistrict.

West Jakarta has 20 spots that are prone to flooding. One of
them is Kapuk.

Sutardjianto acknowledged that the mayoralty had not yet been
able to control flooding in the Kapuk area, which is below sea
level.

Jakarta has 80 trouble spots for flooding which constitute an
area of about 24,000 ha, according to city data. (29)