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Bekasi doesn't need reservoir to handle floods: Governor
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Flooding on Jl. Caman Raya, South Bekasi, West Java, on Feb. 20, following heavy rain in Bogor. (JP/Bagas Rahadian)
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est Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan said Thursday the idea of building a reservoir in the upstream area of Bekasi, West Java, to mitigate flooding was not necessary in the near future.
Ahmad said that Bekasi's residents only needed to implement various “simple activities”, including conservation in downstream areas and increasing water absorption zones, to tackle flooding.
“You don’t need to build a large reservoir in the upstream area. Simple activities will be useful [to handle floods] if they are done optimally,” he said, as quoted by antaranews.co.id.
He said downstream conservation would absorb water flowing to downstream areas.
(Read also: Floods hit Jakarta, Bekasi, forcing hundreds to seek shelter on higher ground)
Besides, high intensity local rain, overflowing rivers that were tributaries from Bogor, West Java, caused floods in Bekasi.
The Bekasi River, Cikeas River, Cileungsi River and Cakung River, which connect to Sentul in Bogor, were the major reason for flooding. (idb/dan)
