Meeting for the Rainy Season Preparation, Human Initiative Gives Full Support

Prior to the rainy season, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government held a preparation meeting to face the rainy season. The purpose of this meeting is to check the readiness and availability of equipment from a number of volunteer institutions and government agencies.

The preparedness meeting for the rainy season took place on Wednesday (13/10/2021) at the National Monument, Central Jakarta, DKI Jakarta. The aim was as a warning from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency regarding the estimated potential for high rainfall followed by strong winds in December. In response to this, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government held a preparedness meeting to reduce flood.

Around 1,458 participants from various agencies attended the meeting. The participants consisted of 280 joint police personnel, 610 people from government agencies, and 568 people from community volunteers and the mass media.

Human Initiative Provides Full Support in Facing the Rainy Season

Among the 1,458 participants attending the meeting, the Human Initiative sent 17 personnel to participate in the activity. Ten people attended the meeting, two people guard the water kitchen. There are also two people guarding the ambulance, and two more people in charge of the car and rescue equipment. Human Initiative also mobilized cars for water tanks, ambulances, and rescue cars along with rescue equipment which received a direct review from the Governor of DKI Jakarta.

Through his speech, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said that Jakarta is topographically in a low position. Because of this, there are three main causes of flooding in Jakarta.

The first cause is tidal flooding on the north coast of the Jakarta area, this will get worse if it rains with high rainfall. Later, the overflow of the estuary will meet the sea water.

The second cause comes when heavy rains occur on the south side of Jakarta so that water flows into 13 rivers in the capital. If the flowing water exceeds the capacity of the 13 rivers, which is 2,300 cubic meters per second, then of course there will be overflow.

Third, flooding can occur when heavy rain occurs in the city. The drainage system in the capital is designed to drain 50 – 100 millimeters of water per day. If the rainfall is so high that the city’s drainage capacity cannot accommodate it, there will be potential for overflow.

Anies Baswedan in his speech emphasized three important things in dealing with this rainy season. The first is to be alert, which means to prepare all possibilities and develop scenarios to deal with the three main causes of flooding in the capital. Furthermore, responsiveness means taking immediate action if a weather forecast appears regarding extreme rainfall. The third is galang or all joint activities involving all existing elements including the government, community, and leadership in all lines to achieve success.