Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang
As the rainy season nears, Pondok Aren district, in cooperation with Tangerang regency's social welfare agency, has begun to repair and clean drainage systems in several flood-prone sites in the district.
The district chief Chaerudin on Wednesday identified six flood-prone areas, all housing complexes.
They are: State Secretary (Setneg) in West Pondok Kacang subdistrict; Taman Mangu in West Jurangmangu subdistrict, Vila Bintaro Regency; Pondok Maharta and Prima Pondok Kacang complexes in East Pondok Kacang subdistrict; and the Ministry of Defense complex in Pondok Betung subdistrict.
"Last year those housing complexes chronically flooded so we will monitor them throughout this year," he said, adding the administration had also established a crisis center in the district.
He said officers from the social welfare agency would check in on each vulnerable site once the rainy season arrives.
"We are optimistic these housing complexes will not suffer similar flooding this year because we have worked hard to improve the drainage," Chaerudin said.
Separately, Abdul Qadie, an official with Ciputat's meteorology and geophysics agency, said the southern part of Tangerang regency had already entered the transition period from the dry season to the rainy one.
"The rainy season this year will begin early next month. We are calling on residents to be on the alert for flooding."
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