2. KALIMALANG RIVER

          I’ll tell you a glimpse of the river kalimalang back. Kalimalang is an artificial river or stream that is deliberately created to supply water to the taps (PDAM) for the citizens of Jakarta and srrunding areas. Over time, along kalimalang increasingly crowded by residential and commerial center. Kalimalang river can be seen from the Metropolitan Mall Bekasi there are many there are many housing’s and now Grand Metropolitan Mall Bekasi and many shop’s and residents who live nearby. Kalimalang has a lenght of 20KM from Cawang (Jakarta) to Bekasi. Village or region that covers the whole river is New Cawang – Cipinang – Melayu – Pondok Bambu – Coconut Cottage – Lampiri – Sumber Arta – Transito – Jaka Permai – Galaksi – Bumi Satria Kencana - Metropolitan Mall Bekasi continue until the area of Bekasi. Kalimalang river water source is derived from the reservoir Jatiluhur, Purwakarta. Flowing through Cikampek, Cikarang, Cibitung, Tambun, Bekasi and other small areas. Used by the community in many positive and negative things. As a means of domestic interests such as washing, bathing to dispose of human waste.

          Will not know what the meaning of the word kalimalang. Because of the river kalimalang from before I was born. I read a discourse kalimalang term. A wide variety of meanings of the word kalimalang. One of them later kalimalang term is synonymous with running times that are next. Kalimalang an unusual river. Kalimalang river forms the river from the mountains to the sea. However, the river is shaped transverse klimalang from the reservoir in Jatiluhur, Purwakarta to Halim Jakarta, do not got sea, therefor also called kalimalang river. Of a discourse that I read referred to as time kalimalang women. I do not understand why say so. Kalimalang with Bekasi river (river of men) of wtaer from both streams are not fused. The reason this river dividing the two streams, the first to address the flood of Bogor. The second reason to save water resources kalimalang as clean water for the people of Jakarta and Bekasi.

          Kalimalang river issues, customs of the people are always taking out the trash and defecate ccoupled with other activities such as bathing children. Causing make kalimalang water becomes more hygienic. Though kalimalang water is one of the most source of clean water stream coming into East Jakarta and Bekasi area. Plus the trash caused flooding on the river bank. Full’ve kalimalang river water pollution. While the problems of road kalimalang, become an alternative path if the user wants to avoid toll road. But the reality is different as it should. Because many car users who use the highway kalimalang as a public road. It’s made kalimalang become jammed.

          As I headed through the campus of the University Gunadarma J1 Kalimalang river. The campus is located across the way from the river kalimalang. I observed when I passed along the way is long kalimalang river streams, rivers and the circumstances around it. I went through the kalimalang river from the front of the Metropolitan Mall Bekasi until my campus even still exits there any more that’s arguably a long kalimalang river. I see a lot of buildings that are across the way kalimalang river right or left. There are Mall’s, shop, housing, etc. Kalimalang river wter area it looks dirty, too dirty color (brown). And also when high rain water overflow or full so the water can cause flooding, there is water bad odor or fishy smell. You could say how well the surrounding communities utilize it properly kalimalang river. Kalimalang road is good enough but like jam. Hopefully people can understand so that it can fix the errors properly.

“Discourse on there that I quoted from various sources on the internet”