NEWS FLASH: BRUNEI – Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei might have just found a solution to “better control” flood situations, as a new, efficient and economical dredge has arrived in the Sultanate to deepen and de-silt rivers, lakes, coastal areas and marinas.
Dredging the water areas, such as rivers, will also provide easier access for boats to stream along, said a consultant for the machinery yesterday.
Innovative Material Systems (IMS) Dredges Authorised Regional Representative A Najib Ariffin from Malaysia told The Brunei Times that due to erosion, rain and flooding, sediments and silt in bodies of water would accumulate up to the surface, causing the width of the river to be narrowed.
‘This is what has happened to the Gadong river, and that is why one local company in Brunei is working on a project with the government to extract the silt and sediments,” he said. adding that the excess material would be pumped out by the machine.
He said that dredging the Gadong river has been going on for about a week, and has been “working well”. He added that material dredged from bodies of water such as clay and sand could be used to cover eroded places and reclamation of land.
Although Ariffin said that modern development had a role to play in the erosion of river banks, causing the accumulation of sediments and silt, he said: “Development has to go on as it is a human requirement. (Therefore) using the machine will help to correct the problems.”
Beliau menjelaskan bahawa mesin itu mempunyai kepala pemotong yang mengorek terus ke dalam sungai atau dasar air, menyingkirkan lebihan sedimen dengan cekap, yang kemudiannya akan dipam keluar ke tempat pembuangan sampah yang ditetapkan.
To ensure that Brunei rivers’ water levels were maintained, dredging needs to be conducted regularly, he said. “This will help Brunei rivers recover depth, and to make the rivers more pristine,” he said. Ariffin said that dredging would also help to improve marine life in the waters.
‘Dagupan in the Philippines has been using an older model of this machine for about 8-10 years now, and over time, the people have noticed an increase in the number of fish in the water,” he said.
He said that this was because through dredging, there would be more volume of water which could increase the productivity of marine life.
The machine is very “user-friendly”. “Within five to seven days, the local operator (staff of the company who purchased the machine) completed the training by technicians as there were no complicated controls in the machine.”
“The machine functions very logically. If you know how to use an excavator, it will be easy to operate the machine,” he said.
Bercakap tentang jengkaut, Ariffin berkata walaupun jengkaut boleh melakukan kerja tersebut, mesin pengorekan lebih cekap kerana kerja dilakukan dalam masa yang lebih singkat. Beliau berkata: “Pengeluaran sejam adalah dua hingga tiga kali lebih pantas daripada menggunakan jengkaut.”
Beliau menambah bahawa penggunaan mesin pengorekan untuk mengekstrak sedimen dan kelodak tidak akan mengganggu dasar sungai, kerana mesin itu mempunyai kawalan pemantauan yang menunjukkan kedalaman dasar sungai. "Ini bermakna tindakan pemotongan dari mesin akan mengorek tanpa memotong dasar sungai secara tidak teratur," katanya.
Sementara itu, beliau menambah bahawa mesin pengorekan itu boleh digunakan untuk mengekalkan aksesibiliti dan keindahan Kampong Ayer.
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