The Tebet Sub-district Water Resources (SDA) Task Force, South Jakarta began to dredge the 240-meter length water channel at Jalan Kampung Melayu Kecil II, RW 10, Bukit Duri Urban Village.

Tebet Sub-district SDA Sub-agency Executing Unit Head, Fachri expressed the mud thickness was already over 70 centimeters.

"As a result, the channel cannot accommodate rainwater maximally," he said, Thursday (3/4).

He explained as many as 12 personnel had been alerted to the location. They divided into three segments and each segment was worked on by six personnel.

"It has been ongoing since February 8. It is done as deep as one meter and will be complete in three months ahead," he stated.