Jakarta floods

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.