Jakarta, July 11 -- Rainfall across Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek/Greater Jakarta) has decreased after four days of weather modification operations aimed at reducing flood risk, according to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).

"The Jabodetabek weather modification task force reported a significant decline of 30-60 percent in rainfall across Jakarta, West Java, and Banten after four days of operation," Head of BNPB's Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Center Abdul Muhari stated in Jakarta on Friday.

He noted that Jakarta had not experienced rain for the past two days owing to weather modification measures. During this period, authorities dispersed 12.4 tons of sodium chloride and 3.6 ton...