Jakarta – The Cilacap police with the Cilacap Regency Water Resources Management Service (PSDA) are working with the community to tackle floods in the area. The cleaning of the gutter was performed in the Sidakaya Indah Soetomo Grand Village housing complex, Jalan Kembang Nusa RT 04 RW 15, Sidakaya Village, South Cilacap District. This activity was directly led directly by Cilacap Police Chief, Commissioner Budi Adhy Buono, on Monday (13/10/2025), who deployed about 30 staff members of the SAMAPTA unit and South Cilacap police. The staff went out immediately to help the community clean the gutters and drainage blocked by mud and garbage so that the floodwaters could flow back into the river. Although it rains, the enthusiasm of the Cilacap police staff has not diminished. They, along with PSDA and residents, are still working hard to ensure that the water flows smoothly and that the puddle quickly withdraws. Browse to continue the content, the Cilacap Police Chief explained that his party performed checks from the entrance to the housing to the drainage route linked to the South Ring Road. From the results of the inspection, a number of connections were found that caused water to be overcrowded on the roads and residents’ yard. “Today, members and I, especially from the Samapta and South Cilacap sector, went to look directly at the flood spot. We found that there were on different points of the larger drainage flow. I ordered the members to help residents and colleagues from PSDA to block the mud and junk,” said the police commissioner Budi Adhy Buono. He added that the results of this collaborative work yielded positive results. “Thank God, now the water flows smoothly. I also ordered the South Cilacap police chief tonight to hold a meeting with housing administrators, to discuss preventative measures so that blockages do not take place again. I’m sure that if the drainage is clean, floods will not take place again,” he emphasized. The Cilacap police along with Psda Cilacap Regency have worked with the community to overcome the flood that Sidakaya Indah Soetomo Grand Village Housing Complex, Monday (13/10/2025) afternoon. (Special documents.) Apart from cleaning water channels, Cilacap police staff help the community and students who want to go to school so that they can continue their activities in the midst of standing water and heavy rain. “We help residents and students so that their activities run smoothly, even if the weather is less than friendly,” he added. The activity, which took place in the rain, received appreciation from locals. They consider the presence of Cilacap police along with the PSDA and the community as a real form of cooperation and concern for the environment, as well as a joint effort to prevent flooding in the South Cilacap environment. (FJP/RFS)
Cilacap police work with residents to clear blockages causing flooding
