Prevent heavy rain flow, the Jakarta Provincial Government is weather modification until August 21

Jakarta – The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government conducts weather modification operations (OMC) to prevent and reduce the potential for increasing rainfall. This operation was centered in the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport Post, Jakarta. The OMC was performed from August 17-21, 2025. The OMC was conducted in collaboration with the BMKG and the Air Force (AU) by the DKI Jakarta BPBD. Browse to continue with the content, this step is taken as a form of mitigation of the potential for increasing rainfall in the Jakarta and surrounding areas in the period 18-21 August 2025. “Through this effort, the DKI Jakarta provincial government is still committed to reducing the risk of abundance and other consequences as a result of extreme weather. Participation in the community by always renewing official information and maintaining the environment of the environment is also very important to support joint softening,” the head of DKI Jakarta BPBD implementation, (8/2025). Meanwhile, BMKG weather modification director Budi Harsoyo said the OMC was exported so that the rain was not concentrated in the inundation area that caused flooding. He emphasized that the OMC was performed with scientific calculations. “This operation is performed to regulate the spread of rain not to be concentrated in areas and flooding in floods. With cross -institutional collaboration, we try to hold community activities that can continue to walk normally,” he explained. Until August 19, 2025, 9 Sorti flights were held by sprinkling 7.2 tonnes of seedlings materials in the form of NaCl and CAO with a total duration of 12 hours 52 minutes. The sowing is performed in the area around the waters of North Dki Jakarta, Bekasi, Carawang and Subang Regency. Within a day, three types of flights were prepared with an average use of 800 kg of seedling by kind. (cover/lir)