River Risk Management: Case Study of Padang City-West Sumatera Province
Benny Hidayat1, Bambang Istijono2, Taufika Ophiyandri3, Aprisal4
1Benny Hidayat, Department of Civil Engineering, Disaster Study Center, Universitas Andalas, Padang-Indonesia.
2Bambang Istijono, Department of Civil Engineering, Disaster Study Center, Universitas Andalas, Padang-Indonesia.
3Taufika Ophiyandri, Department of Civil Engineering, Disaster Study Center, Universitas Andalas, Padang-Indonesia.
4Aprisal, Department of Civil Engineering, Disaster Study Center, Universitas Andalas, Padang-Indonesia.
Manuscript received on 29 April 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 13 May 2019 | Manuscript Published on 28 May 2019 | PP: 1-5 | Volume-7 Issue-6C2 April 2019 | Retrieval Number: F10010476C219/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: Water and water resources are useful for meeting basic needs for human life. The number of physical changes in river areas and watersheds has increased pressure on water resources. Three main issues of water resources, there are too much, too little and too dirty. Those become problems that threaten the sustainability of the quality and quantity of water resources. Water resources in West Sumatra Province are abundant with a total of 254 rivers that flow into the east and west coasts of Sumatra and four large lakes. West Sumatra Province is also an area that has potential disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, floods, landslides, hurricanes, and tidal waves. Flood control infrastructure in several rivers has been built, and one of them is in the BatangKuranjiriver in Padang City. After the September 2009 earthquake, the city’s offices, such as the Padang Mayor’s Office, have been moved to the upper reaches area of the Batang Maransi watershed (second order of Batang Kuranjiriver). This movement is changing land use which initially absorbed water area and now caused flooding. This paper discusses floods in the Batang Kuranji and its solution by restoring environmental functions and water resources infrastructure systems. Discussions are about disaster management facilities available in the Padang City level. This paper recommends a method for better river management.
Keywords: Disaster Management, Flood Hazard, Infrastructure, Batang Kuranji River.
Scope of the Article: Simulation Optimization and Risk Management