The other side of life breathe bustle of Jakarta's famous and fashionable metropolis. City that never sleeps there are many immigrants who are not lucky enough to have or rent housing in the appropriate place. They were forced to live in places that was not hers so prone to being evicted if the land they occupy will be used by the owner.
Not a few others who were forced occupy marginal lands such as flood plains of times, green belt, side rails, under the toll road, the swamp, and so forth. In fact, not infrequently also are forced to live in under-under the bridge, which of course is not healthy.
Bridge under Cipinang Indah, East Jakarta, for example, there are three families who occupy a building that is more like a chicken coop. The building was shaped like a rack made from pieces of the rafters with "wall" plywood and cloth banners. Length about 10 meters, and less than two meters wide. Expanse of concrete girder bridge as the roof.
According to locals, the three families that daily work as scavengers. They used to bring the results pulungannya to "hut" and then sort it out. Time Pulungan deemed not sold it and sold just like that.
So what if the water in Kali Sunter ride? They used to "flee" to the village on it, stay home residents or overhang above the bridge.
Kali Sunter long as it's often overflowing. Time that is not how big it could flood if nggilani. For, once a tipped in the region Cimanggis, Depok, that in the rainy season is always cause flooding in areas along the flow, like Pondokgede / Crocodile Hole, Halim, Jatiwaringin, Kampong Makassar, Cipinang Indah, and pondokbambu. After joining the Cipinang time, time that could cause tremendous flooding in Kelapa Gading / Sunter.
