East Flood Canal Today

Indonesia, including Jakarta, experiencing high rainfall lately in January 2012.

Given the projects ’Riverscape influx of’ I finally decided to come to the East Flood Canal. In addition to find out more about developments in the area, while studying the environmental conditions surrounding said synthetic government projects, in order to prevent floods in Jakarta and surrounding areas. Please note that this project is now done at the relay in order to pursue a long time, which determined by the government, although this project is the projection or the resolution of the past.

The impact of forced “liberation” of the region; the wilderness of the residents around and the picture of the structure of cultural fringe is a paradigm, which I think could be an interesting thing. Small children around who I have met during their playtime around the East Flood Canal sidelines become the object of my curiosity. Apart from their innocence, they usually more open if we ask something (about their surrounding).

“What project?”

“BKT. Government owned. My house is that one with the messy roofs, the blue plastic one. (Pointed a structure covered with blue-colored thick plastic material with rocks on each corner to prevent it from wind blow)”

It would be a fragment of the voices of my observations on the East Flood Canal project. For me, sound elements into a very interesting thing, one thing to build imagination, and will become a visual correlation to the people hearing, or listening.

Will never ends…

I hope this project’s functionality does not become as short as the actual size/ length of the canal, considering since this is an artificial irrigation. Indeed, the Jakarta area is too strong when used as an exotic argument, but I just imagine if there are gardens alongside the East Flood Canal, it will be truly beautiful. And how about another function that can be developed, it may become available area for exercise / day trips. Maybe not just a beautiful garden design, but also serves as a defense for and of water absorption. There must be a function that can really be enjoyed by all citizens of Jakarta, at least for the citizens of the surrounding area.

Perhaps, as continuity, should consider an irrigation system to clean the water so people can travel in the East Flood Canal irrigation using a boat or on foot, among the all-powerful artificial walls as a defense splitting pass water in several areas of Jakarta. My expectations for the area is to perform like ‘Riverwalk Singapore’, for Venice-Italy may be too far away for a dream. But there is no harm in trying, and we can do it.

To be continued …

Jakarta, January 11, 2012