JAKARTA. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has expressed concern about land subsidence in Jakarta, which is sinking at an increasingly rapid rate, and he called on all relevant parties to prevent further subsidence. "From the data I have received, the land subsidence in Jakarta is already very worrying, an average of 7.5 - 12 centimeters [annually]," Jokowi said when opening a meeting on the Jakarta reclamation project, or the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development ( NCICD ), at the Presidential Office on Wednesday, as quoted by Antara news agency. Jokowi said the land subsidence had prevented several rivers from flowing into Jakarta Bay. "For this reason, the management of water and the environment in Jakarta must be integrated, from the headwaters to downstream," he said.
Prevent Jakarta from further sinking: Jokowi
JAKARTA. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has expressed concern about land subsidence in Jakarta, which is sinking at an increasingly rapid rate, and he called on all relevant parties to prevent further subsidence. "From the data I have received, the land subsidence in Jakarta is already very worrying, an average of 7.5 - 12 centimeters [annually]," Jokowi said when opening a meeting on the Jakarta reclamation project, or the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development ( NCICD ), at the Presidential Office on Wednesday, as quoted by Antara news agency. Jokowi said the land subsidence had prevented several rivers from flowing into Jakarta Bay. "For this reason, the management of water and the environment in Jakarta must be integrated, from the headwaters to downstream," he said.