Water supply disrupted

Water supply disrupted

JAKARTA (JP): The supply of tap water in the Central Jakarta
subdistricts of Kebon Sirih, Kwitang and Gunung Sahari as well as
in the West Jakarta subdistricts of Grogol, Pejagalan and
Bandengan has been disrupted for several days due to the recent
floods.

The marketing director of the city-owned water company PAM
Jaya, Agus Tabrani, said in a press release yesterday that the
water supply was expected to resume last night.

"The work is underway and is scheduled for completion at 8
p.m.," Susi, who is in charge of production, told The Jakarta
Post yesterday afternoon.

Tabrani said the water supply was affected by the cutting of a
900-millimeter distribution pipe.

"The floods ruined our schedule. We apologize for this," he
said.

The floods also damaged another PAM distribution pipe on Jl.
Slamet Ryadi in East Jakarta. "Water supply disruption could not
be avoided in Tebet and Manggarai," Tabrani said. (sur)