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Mangroves planted along trashed North Jakarta coast
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Mangrove seeds are being planted in Muara Angke Ecomarine Mangrove in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, on April 4. (Warta Kota/Muhammad Azzam)
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en thousand mangrove seedlings were planted on a land covered with debris in Muara Angke Ecomarine Mangrove in Penjaringan, North Jakarta.
“The coastal area is prone to disasters like tidal flooding, which often occurs in the area. The mangroves will be able to reduce the flood hitting residents' houses,” North Jakarta deputy mayor Junaedi said on Wednesday, as quoted by wartakota.tribunnews.com.
The planting was conducted by state-owned electricity company PLN Pembangkitan Jawa-Bali (PJB) Muara Karang, Muara Angke Mangrove community (KOMMA) and residents living in the coastal area.
In February, huge waves and strong winds hit the Muara Angke coast and left more than 200 tons of debris from the waters in the area. The Thousand Islands Environmental Agency then cleaned the trash in March over seven days and dumped it at Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java. (wnd)
