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City to fix roads prior to OIC summit
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Members of the Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) escort an official during a security simulation on Sunday prior to the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit set to take place in Jakarta on March 6-7. (Antara /Sigid Kurniawan)
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he city administration will fix potholes and other damaged roads to welcome the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit set to take place in Jakarta on March 6-7.
The repairs will focus on city thoroughfares such as Jl. Sudirman, Jl. M. H. Thamrin and Jl. Rasuna Said, Jakarta Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat told journalists on Tuesday.
"Those roads need to be repaired immediately as the members of the [OIC] summit will pass through these roads," Djarot said.
The deputy governor said the work was expected to be finished within two days.
In order to minimize the impact of heavy rain, Djarot said the city administration would continuously clean up the city’s drainage systems.
The City Water Management Agency is now monitoring the city’s waterways, Djarot said. Djarot added that the agency had discovered piles of cables in the waterways near the Presidential Palace last week.
Meanwhile, the city administration will conceal the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project along Jl. M.H. Thamrin and Jl. Sudirman with welcoming banners.
The deputy governor stressed that 90 percent of the welcoming preparations had been finished, including the security aspect. "We are prepared for the worst," Djarot said. (bbn)
