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Jakarta steps up river work ahead of the rainy season
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung is stepping up river work ahead of the rainy season.
The work includes river normalization along the Ciliwung, Krukut, Cakung Lama and Mampang rivers in Jakarta.
The rainy season is expected to begin in late November 2026, and flooding is a recurring problem in the city.
Pramono said the Mampang area is especially prone to floods, which can occur there after 100 millimetres of rain in a day.
The city is also building water-holding ponds, clearing drains and repairing river junctions to prepare.
Pramono expects these measures to reduce flooding, and said the city will make the most of the remaining dry season to improve its flood-control facilities.
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said the city is stepping up river normalization ahead of the rainy season.
Work is under way on the Ciliwung, Krukut, Cakung Lama and Mampang rivers.
Pramono said the 2026 rainy season is expected to begin in late November.
The city is also building retention ponds, dredging drains and repairing river junctions to reduce flood impacts.
He said Mampang is prone to flooding and can flood after 100 millimeters of rain in a day.
- Who
- Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said the city is carrying out the work.
- What
- Jakarta is stepping up river normalization and other flood-prevention measures.
- When
- Ahead of the 2026 rainy season, which Pramono said is expected to begin in late November.
- Where
- On rivers and drains across Jakarta, including the Mampang River in South Jakarta.
- Why
- To prepare for the rainy season and reduce the impact of flooding.
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Pramono inspected river normalization on the Mampang River at the Poncol segment in Kuningan Barat, South Jakarta.
Pramono said the rainy season was expected to begin.
- Rivers named
- Ciliwung, Krukut, Cakung Lama and Mampang
- Mampang location
- Poncol segment, Kuningan Barat, South Jakarta
- Expected rainy-season start
- Late November 2026
- Mampang flood threshold cited
- 100 mm of rain per day
What people are saying
River normalization, on the Ciliwung, Krukut, Cakung Lama and Mampang rivers, even though Mampang is short, is being carried out in the hope of preparing for the rain in Jakarta.
This place is one that, frankly, floods whenever it rains 100 mm a day, and many complaints about flooding come from the people here.
We are doing normalization again after it had not been done for a long time.