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Result of high-rise spot checks over groundwater violations not good: Anies
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High-rise buildings along Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta on June 25, 2017. (Antara/Reno Esnir)
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he city administration has finished monitoring the use of groundwater in 80 high-rise buildings along Jl. MH Thamrin and Jl. Sudirman in the central business district, with the result indicating that some buildings have failed to comply with regulations.
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has said he would announce the result of the spot checks on Tuesday.
"The result is not good. Don't ask me the percentage [of buildings that commit violations] because I don't remember. However, I have received a complete report," Anies said on Sunday according to kompas.com.
The city administration, through a team that was formed last month following the issuance of Governor Decision No. 279/2018, monitored groundwater utilization from March 12 to March 21.
Besides the use of groundwater, the team also examined waste water management and the establishment of infiltration wells in the compounds of the buildings.
Previously on March 16, Jakarta Spatial Planning Agency head Benny Agus Chandra said nine of 40 buildings examined at that time were not equipped with infiltration wells.
Meanwhile, 20 buildings did not have waste management installations while 11 of 15 water wells had expired permits, Benny said. (cal)
