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High consumers to require permit for groundwater use
Regulations 2 years ago

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High consumers to require permit for groundwater use

“We encourage the rich with swimming pools to seek approval, because they extract water from the same source as the broader community, used for everyday activities,” a government official said.
Jakarta sinking at slower rate, ministry official says
Jakarta 2 years ago

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Jakarta sinking at slower rate, ministry official says

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has stated that Jakarta’s ground surface subsided from 0.04 to 6.30 centimeters yearly from 2015 to 2022.
Moving the capital won't prevent Jakarta from sinking say experts
Jakarta 3 years ago

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Moving the capital won't prevent Jakarta from sinking say experts

Environmentalists have cast doubt over the recent statement from Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria that relocating the capital city to East Kalimantan will help prevent Jakarta from sinking.
Nusantara: Carving out a legacy or heading toward disaster?
Academia 4 years ago

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Nusantara: Carving out a legacy or heading toward disaster?

The IKN relocation and development project presents an opportunity for the government to start anew using technological innovations and sustainability principles, not repeat the same old outdated methods that are sinking Jakarta fast.
Would relocating the capital solve Jakarta's problems?
Jakarta 4 years ago

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Would relocating the capital solve Jakarta's problems?

Now that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is intent on continuing his capital relocation project, questions have emerged as to whether the move would actually help Jakarta solve its complex problems.
Flood mitigation, water conservation require public participation
City 6 years ago

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Flood mitigation, water conservation require public participation

In a bid to save Jakarta from the triple threat of flooding, water shortages and land subsidence, the Jakarta administration is racing to build vertical drainage systems throughout the city. 
Construction of elevated toll road in North Jakarta sparks criticism
City 6 years ago

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Construction of elevated toll road in North Jakarta sparks criticism

The toll road sections will be built atop the existing Jakarta Inner Toll Road section in North Jakarta.
New face of Jakarta's giant seawall includes toll road, 2,000-ha reclamation plan
City 6 years ago

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New face of Jakarta's giant seawall includes toll road, 2,000-ha reclamation plan

In total, the project, including the private-led reclamation project, will cost Rp 154 trillion.
Jakarta’s giant sea wall enters next phase with help of Dutch, Korean partners
Business 6 years ago

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Jakarta’s giant sea wall enters next phase with help of Dutch, Korean partners

Two memorandums of understanding on the second phase of the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development (NCICD) suggest the project is moving ahead, though details remain sketchy.
Jakarta sinking fast: Experts
City 7 years ago

Jakarta sinking fast: Experts

“North Jakarta alone could be 90 percent underwater by 2050,” a member of the geodesy research division of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.
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