Repair work carried out on collapsed retaining wall and embankment in Cipinang River, RT 04/02 Kelapa Dua Wetan Urban Village, Ciracas, East Jakarta is completed on this Thursday (6/10). Retaining wall and embankment along 30 meters with 1 meter high was collapsed due to flood on Saturday (2/20).

Ciracas Sub-district Head, Mamad conveyed, the collapsed retaining wall and embankment should be repaired for total along 64 meters. It involved 10 Water Resources (SDA) Unit personnel and 1 mini backhoe unit in order to repair it.

"Retaining wall and embankment of Cipinang River is collapsed due to flood," he said.

According to him, retaining wall repair work took a longer time since personnel should clean debris from landslide first. After that, personnel lifted it to the surface using mini backhoe.

Another factor is due to weather condition that often rain heavily causing high water discharge in Cipinang River. Moreover, road access to the site is narrow and winding thus it is difficult for heavy equipment to access the site.