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The project is not without negative environmental impacts and social consequences: one study by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia found that the project, once underway, could erode the islands in the western part of the bay of Jakarta, destroy the coral reef and lead to the stagnation of polluted water behind the sea wall.
The Jakarta Flood Canal (Indonesian: Kanal Banjir Jakarta) refers to two canals that divert floods from rivers around Jakarta instead of going through the city. This first flood control channel was designed by Hendrik van Breen, an engineer working for the Dutch East Indian Department van Burgelijke Openbare Werken (BOW—lit.
Indonesia's president said in an interview that he wants to see the speedy construction of a giant sea wall around Jakarta to prevent the low-lying capital from sinking under the sea, lending ...
April 2012: One of the main firms involved in the project, PT Mass Rapid Transit Jakarta, [17] announced the letting of contracts for the procurement of rolling stock (96 cars). Late 2012: After he took office in October, the new governor of Jakarta Joko Widodo put the MRT project on hold. The governor called for a review of the project.
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
Apart from drinking, people in Jakarta still use groundwater, and to some extent piped water and wended water. [48] Such hydrological behaviour has led to the overuse of groundwater, thus contributing to the land subsidence. In an effort to solve the problem, construction of an 8 km sea wall along the coast was officially launched on October 9 ...
HULL − A sea wall in Hull estimated to be 75 years old is set to be replaced. As a result, part of Nantasket Avenue that runs alongside the sea wall is proposed to turn into a one-way street.
Serang Coastal and Sea Resources Management Station; Indonesian Institute for Coastal and Sea Resources Management, Denpasar; Indonesian Institute for Coastal and Sea Resources Management, Makassar; Indonesian Institute for Coastal and Sea Resources Management, Pontianak; Indonesian Institute for Coastal and Sea Resources Management, Padang