South Jakarta Water Resources (SDA) Sub-agency is speeding up the water channel development as long as 50 meters on Jalan Palem VIII, Petukangan Utara, Pesanggrahan.

Its development has been carried out since May 10 and is targeted to be complete in early July.

Maintenance Division Head Junjung said 12 personnel and 1 heavy equipment have been alerted to the location.

"The channel to have 70 centimeters width with 2 meters height. Right now we have entered 15 days," he expressed, Monday (5/25).

It is a proposed priority activity undertaken to deal with floods and inundation in the surrounding area.

"If it has been completed, the flow of water from residential areas can be smooth when the rainy season," he stated.