SITU GINTUNG

Gambar-Gambar Situ Gintung  Sebelum Tragedi

Situ Gintung sebelum tragedi 27 Maret 2009

Tempat mancing gratis patin, nila, tawes, gurame, gabus & lele

Banyak jalan masuknya  (Jalan & pintu gratis) :
1. Masuk lewat Jl. Gunung raya (Donal Boy) belok kiri (150 meter)
2. Masuk lewat gang pangkalan ojeg Pertigaan Pasar Gintung (50 meter)
3. masuk lewat gang belakang Kampus Paska Sarjana UIN Jakarta

Pintu masuk Komersial (lokasi wisata Situ Gintung):
1. Kolam renang Setu gintung Depan (Restoran Ayam Bakar Gintung)
2. Kolam renang Setu Bintung Belakan (Restoran & Kolam renang)-Belakang kampus Paska UIN
3. Taman wisata keluarga “Setu Gintung)-> Belakang Kampus Paska UI

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The dam was built by the Dutch colonial authorities in 1933. It is made from earth compacted into a wall 16 metres (52 ft) high and the reservoir holds at least 2,000,000 cubic metres (71,000,000 cu ft) of water. The original use of the dam was to retain water for irrigation of rice paddies which were then replaced by urban development. People living near the dam have made complaints about leaks in the past and the dam actually breached in November 2008 but no damage was done.

The area experienced several hours of heavy rain on the night of 26–27 March 2009 which caused the dam level to rise, apparently due to the fact that the gate leading to the spillway was too small. As a result the dam was overtopped, eroding the dam surface and causing a complete failure at around 2 am on 27 March local time (7 pm 26 March GMT). Cracks were reportedly visible in the face of the dam embankment from around midnight. The dam operators apparently sounded a warning siren shortly before the dam failed. A surge of water and debris several metres high was sent into the town of Cirendeu, washing away cars, houses and a brick-built bridge. The flood hit whilst most of the population was asleep and left standing water up to 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) deep. Many people remain trapped in the town with around half of the townspeople taking to their rooftops to avoid the floodwaters. The floods are known to have killed at least 58 people, a toll which officials expect to rise, and thick deposits of mud have hampered rescue attempts. Although water levels have begun to drop, hundreds of houses remain underwater and many people are still missing. The flood waters damaged or destroyed 250 houses and submerged five power terminals cutting drinking water supplies to the nearby suburb of Lebak Bulus.

The government of Indonesia has begun evacuating people to higher ground at a nearby university campus. The Indonesian Army has been brought in to rescue survivors and to remove dead bodies to a makeshift morgue which has been established nearby. The site of the disaster has been visited by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Vice-President Yusuf Kalla and Welfare Minister Aburizal Bakrie and the government has stated that it will pay for repairs to houses damaged by the flood. Emergency repairs to the dam structure are already underway and the government has begun inspections of similar dam structures. President Yudhoyono has promised that the cause of the disaster will be investigated and if any dam management staff prove to have been negligent in their duties then they will face court charges. According to the BBC the area has “an ageing, poorly maintained drainage system which struggles to cope with heavy rainfall”. Floods in 2007 in the nearby capital Jakarta killed more than 50 people. (from: wikipedia.org)

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Situ Gintung sebelum tragedi 27 Maret 2009

Jum’at 27 Maret 2009
Situ Gintung Jebol pukul 04.30 WIB
Dikarenakan hujan yang disertai angin yang mengguyur kawasan jabodetabek sejak kamis jam 5 sore sampai pagi.

Situ Gintung is an artificial lake and dam near to the town of Cirendeu in Tangerang District, Indonesia. The dam was originally built of earth by Dutch colonial authorities in 1933 and is up to 16 metres (52 ft) high. The dam failed on 27 March 2009 with resulting floods killing at least 58 people.

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