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Sunter River normalization accelerated
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A schoolboy pushes his bike along an inundated road in Cipinang Melayu, East Jakarta, on Feb. 20. (JP/P.J.LEO)
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and acquisition for the Sunter River normalization project is set to be completed this month, East Jakarta Mayor Bambang Musyawardana said on Monday.
Bambang said the administration and Cipinang Melayu residents had ended discussions on the price for the acquired land, which is prone to flooding.
“We are concerned with what’s happening [the flooding] and that’s why we’re speeding up land acquisition and the normalization project,” Bambang said as quoted by wartakota.tribunnews.com.
The river normalization project will start soon after the land is acquired, he said.
The Sunter River is full of silt and has narrowed in several spots, causing the water to overflow into the surrounding area during heavy rain. On Sunday, flooding hit the area along the river, with two community units being 1.5 meters deep in floodwater. (dev)
