BADUNG, DEWATA.NEWS – The Public Works and Spatial Planning Agency (DPUPR) of Badung Regency continues to handle standing water in several tourism areas after heavy rainfall triggered flooding on Tuesday (Feb 24, 2026).
Technical teams remain deployed in the field to ensure that community activities and tourism operations can continue with minimal disruption.
Acting Head of DPUPR Badung, AA Rama Putra, said that water pooling in affected locations has largely been resolved. He explained that the main challenge was not the drainage system itself, but extreme and widespread rainfall across Bali.
“When rain falls evenly across Bali, sea levels rise. This causes river flow toward the coast to slow down, creating a bottleneck effect,” Rama Putra said on Wednesday (Feb 25).
He emphasized that operational teams had been on standby even before peak rainfall. Pumps were activated early to accelerate drainage in flood-prone areas.
“We activated our pumps at 00:47 WITA. We did not wait for water levels to rise. Our teams were already in the field while residents were still asleep,” he said.
According to DPUPR data, mitigation efforts were concentrated in three main tourism clusters. The first includes the Dewi Sri and Campuhan areas, covering Dewi Sri 1, 2, and 3 up to Pandawa. The second cluster includes Jalan Kunti and Seminyak. The third covers Wanasegara and Samudra.
To speed up drainage, DPUPR deployed 40 personnel divided into stationary pump teams and mobile pump units. Stationary pumps located at Kartika Plaza and Dewi Sri have a capacity of up to 3,000 liters per second. In addition, five mobile pumps with a capacity of 160 liters per second each, and one unit with a capacity of 250 liters per second, were operated in affected zones.
All water flow was directed toward the Tukad Mati estuary, which has been reinforced with a pumping capacity of up to 30,000 liters per second.
Rama Putra said the agency is also preparing long-term flood mitigation measures through drainage infrastructure upgrades. Several flood control drainage projects in Basangkasa, Sunset Road, Campuhan, and Dewi Sri are currently in the tender process.
In addition, the government plans to elevate a 100-meter section of Jalan Kunti to align with the adjacent riverbank level, as the road sits lower than the river due to its previous function supporting irrigation for rice fields in the southern area.
“Our drainage system is technically adequate. The proof is that within one hour after rainfall stops, the water recedes. However, when the tide is high, river water queues before flowing out, causing temporary pooling,” he explained.
He added that dozens of personnel remain on standby to ensure pumps operate optimally, and that he personally monitored flood response efforts on site.
Authorities stated that monitoring and mitigation measures will continue as Bali remains under periods of heavy rainfall.