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View all search resultsA minister said the President had pitched the giant seawall project to Japanese business leaders through flexible cooperation schemes, in a bid to woo potential investors to the mega infrastructure project aiming to mitigate coastal erosion and subsidence.
This “citizen-first” approach would ensure equitable access to public spaces, affordable housing and environmentally sustainable infrastructure, creating a resilient city that safeguards its residents against climate impacts.
As Palu and its surrounding areas are rebuilding themselves brick by brick, the government has hatched a plan to build a seawall along the beaches facing the bay, intended as protection against incoming tsunami waves.
Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said on Thursday the government would finish the construction of a 20-kilometer seawall in the northern part of Jakarta this year as part of the effort to protect the capital city from high tides and land subsidence.
Flooding in Pantai Mutiara on the north coast of Jakarta on Friday has demonstrated the importance of building a seawall to enclose Jakarta Bay, the National Development Planning Ministry has said.
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