TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Jakarta Governor Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo stated that three of nine new reservoirs in Jakarta will begin construction next month. “This February, three reservoirs will start construction,” Jokowi said at his office on Monday, January 27, 2014.
The Jakarta Provincial Government previously planned to build nine reservoirs to mitigate floods in the capital city. The locations of the reservoirs include Sunter, Kamal, Cengkarang, and Rorotan.
In addition to reservoir construction in Jakarta, Jokowi said, flood mitigation will also be supported by the construction of two reservoirs in West Java. “The provincial governments deal with land acquisition, the Ministry of Public Works will take care of the physical details,” Jokowi said.
Reservoirs ownership will be decided after they finish construction. “It will be discussed with the Bogor Regency,” he said.
ISMI DAMAYANTI
