The Jakarta Post – Jakarta
should be flood free in 2018, says minister – Public Works and Public Housing
Minister Basuki Hadimuljono has said that Jakarta will be flood free by 2018,
particularly if flood mitigation projects along the Ciliwung River finish on
schedule.
The projects include the construction of the Ciliwung
tunnel connecting West Flood Canal (BKB) and East Flood Canal (BKT) that will
split water flowing from the Ciliwung River as well as the expansion of the
capacity of the Ciliwung River, the longest river in the capital.
Once the process of the Ciliwung River normalization and
the construction of the Ciliwung tunnel are finished, the floods will recede,’
said Basuki as reported by tribunnews.com on Tuesday.
According to Basuki, the flood mitigation projects being
implemented along the Ciliwung River and Ciliwung Tunnel could reduce the
volume of flow around Kampung Pulo to 440 cubic meters from 570 cubic meters
per second during peak rainy season.
He stressed that with a flow volume of 470, the river
would not overflow. The capacity of the flood gates will be 504 cubic meters
per second, so with 470 cubic meters per second, water flow will be smooth,’ he
added.
Basuki said that the Ciliwung flood mitigation project
that started in 2013, is expected to be completed within two years.
By
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