TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - As many as 74 water pumps have been prepared to help overcome flood in several settlements, Head of Bina Marga and Water Resource Tangerang City Nana Trisyana said Thursday.
Nana also said he has prepared two pump cars from nine cars operated.
“All pumps have been installed at flood locations and will be discharge water from residential areas to the nearest river,” Nana said.
Tangerang City administration also received a pump from the Ciliwung Cisadane Great Hall.
The pumps have been prepared at Total Persada resident with water level currently reaching one meter and is the area most severely affected by flood.
Tangerang Mayor Arief R. Wismansyah say he will purchase jumbo-sized water pumps of 500 liter per second in order to quickly suck water during flood.
There are four jumbo-sized pumps to be purchased this year and will be deployed at flood locations, where the water will be thrown back to a river which had been dried.
“We have prepared a scenario to install additional floodgates and larger pumps so there will be no more flood in settlements,” he said.
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