The Jakarta Water Resources (SDA) Agency Head Juani Yusuf revealed 4,000 infiltration wells would be made in Jakarta this year, as its existence is very important to anticipate floods through a more environmentally friendly pattern.

"This well draws rainwater back into the ground. So rainwater doesn't directly enter the micro and macro channels which can trigger floods," he expressed, Tuesday (2/11).

Those wells, which have listed in e-catalog, will be executed in the forthcoming March. To realize these wells, the agency has aside a budget of Rp 10 billion - Rp 15 billion.

"It will be prioritized in flood-prone areas and whose topography is the basin," he told.

Moreover, its development has been based on input from citizens and the SDA Taskforce in each sub-district.

"Besides in residential area, we will also do the same thing on roads that are prone to floods," he said.