Jakarta Sink, the Victims Face Somber

As we all know that Jakarta becomes the hottest issue because of its flood disaster. Almost all sites in Jakarta attack by floods. Water, which lack before become the most familiar thingy over citizens now. Not good quality of water, but the opposite. Not only about poor water, thisat victims are rHeadline about Jakarta floods disaster,  until children. hat.  terrible fate also made other bad effect for the victims, such as hunger, dysentery and poor sanitation.

As I read Jakarta Post Headline about Jakarta’s flood disaster, it seems so sad to see the victims of floods in our capital.  They are really need help from us to relief their sadness. However, they still struggle to face up this annually problem. They do survive to keep their life go on. Instead, they have taken shelter in Transjakarta bus stops beside others evacuee in low-rent apartment building. These places will be their temporary home while waiting for the waters to recede. Aid already comes from everywhere, including Indonesia Red Cross (PMI), several private companies, and government. 

Based on my opinion, I think this annually disaster is just like the same mistake. Why I said? Because Jakarta always hit by floods which is happen every year. Moreover, the Jakarta citizen always evolved in number. The urbanization always becomes trend, make bulk of flats and there is no more green area to absorb water when monsoon rainfalls come. Not only that, the dirty condition also makes water arise. People in Jakarta are too lazy to process the rubbish well. They don’t throw it in the right place and produce a mountain of rubbish everywhere every day.

Government also have a big responsibility since they can’t finish to construct an underground water canal connecting the Ciliwung River and the East Flood Canal (BKT). As I read before that Jakarta Governor, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo explained that the government had discussed the grand plan long before, but had never made it a top priority until massive flood. It shows that government need to wait until the problem come and they’ll work diligently. It’s so ironic, right?

“Then, how if the flood disaster already happened? What should we do?” maybe these questions climb up when I become the victims. The answer is we just have to learn something, ‘avoid the same mistakes’. We should aware that environment is very important to support our life. It will be worse if flood comes, so we must keep it clean every time. We also have to do small reforestation in our surround. It will be useful to prevent water arise when hard rainfall comes.

We also can see Government job improvement in this situation. They should aware that they have to work extra to prevent this annually problem to be happen next time. Good project is needed to manage flood in Jakarta. Not only having a good project, they also have to make it real by work it as soon as possible.

           On more, as I heard from many people that the capital of Indonesia should move from Jakarta to other places because this flood disaster, I don’t agree at all. Being move the capital in other places, it means that we run out from the problems, not solved it.  It will be better if we have courageous to say “We can make a change. We can solve it. We can make a betterment future of Jakarta”

source:

1. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/01/22/govt-targets-quick-completion-underground-water-canal.html

2. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/01/19/flood-victims-face-hunger-overcrowding.html

3. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/01/20/government-aid-remains-out-reach-many-victims.html