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Sanitation agency to manage rivers
In a bid to improve the implementation of its flood mitigation program, the Jakarta administration will put the management of the 13 main rivers in the capital city under the jurisdiction of the Sanitation Agency
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n a bid to improve the implementation of its floodmitigation program, the Jakarta administration will put the management of the13 main rivers in the capital city under the jurisdiction of the SanitationAgency.
'We will also manage other matters like water pump maintenance, as well as sheet-pile repairs,' the Sanitation Agency's water board and park unit head Mumuh Mulyana said on Friday.
However, he added that his agency would not be in charge of dealing with the garbage in the rivers.
The 13 rivers are currently managed by many institutions, including the Public Works Agency, the Public Works Ministry and the Sanitation Agency.
Rivers flowing through the capital include the Mookevart, Pesanggrahan, Angkel, Grogol, Krukut, Ciliwung, Cipinang, Sunter, Buaran and Cipinang.
