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Community unit wins award for flood mitigation
JAKARTA: A residential community in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, has been awarded for reducing flooding in the low-lying area by constructing an embankment along a network of canals
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AKARTA: A residential community in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, has been awarded for reducing flooding in the low-lying area by constructing an embankment along a network of canals.
Governor Fauzi Bowo awarded community RW 12 in Pegangsaan Dua with an award called the ISO 9001:2008, which is reserved for exceptional achievements by communities in city planning. The Indonesian Museum of Records said the community was the first-ever to receive the honor.
“I’m proud of this achievement and I’m sure this is all down to hard work by all of the community unit officials as well as the residents,” Fauzi was quoted as saying by beritajakarta.com.
Head of the community Soedirman said all of the residents deserved credit. The community raised Rp 1.6 billion (US$176,795) to build the embankment. “Since our neighborhood is surrounded by a river, we are often flooded during the rainy season. Now we are flood-free thanks to the new embankment,” Soedirman said. — JP
