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Bengawan-Solo

Academia 1 month ago

PREMIUM
Java’s freshwater surprise comes with risk

Conservation of freshwater biodiversity must be integrated with ongoing watershed rehabilitation and restoration efforts to ensure river health in key basins across Java.

National 5 years ago

Police dispose of 'WWII-era missile' found at Solo River

The police have safely detonated the missile, which was "accidentally" found by a local fisherman in the muddy riverbank.

National 6 years ago

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Liquor waste pollution in Bengawan Solo River disrupts operations of two waste water treatment installations

The majority of the 100 small enterprises in the area do not have waste treatment facilities.

National 6 years ago

Liquor waste contaminates Bengawan Solo, disrupts water supply

The alcoholic waste has disrupted Surakarta’s Semanggi water treatment installation (IPA) of Pasar Kliwon subdistrict, forcing the IPA to fully halt operations at its three intake points, namely Semanggi, Jebres and Jurug, for two days last week.

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Three boats found in the Bengawan Solo River raise questions for researchers

In early October, several sand miners saw a 5-meter by 2-meter section of one of the boats jutting out of the water.

National 7 years ago

Polluted and drained, rivers cause water crisis in Surakarta

The city's water company has stopped producing because raw water from Bengawan Solo and Samin River has become too polluted to be treated. Residents are buying packaged water to fulfill their daily needs.

Art & Culture 8 years ago

999 birds released in Surakarta to celebrate Chinese New Year

A series of Chinese New Year, or Imlek 2569, celebrations kicked off with the release of 999 sparrows at the Tien Kok Sie temple in Pasar Gede in Surakarta, Central Java on Sunday.

National 8 years ago

As rain intensifies, Surakarta on alert for disaster

Seven districts in Surakarta, Central Java, have declared an emergency alert status for flooding and landslides after high intensity rainfall in the area, which has caused the level of Bengawan Solo River to rise over the past week.