REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BALAI KOTA -- Jakarta government plans to build a giant sea wall by learning the technology to South Korea. Deputy Governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok traveled to South Korea to learn the technology.
To enhance flood prevention and urban development, Jakarta develops the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development (NCICD) or known as Giant Sea Wall project in three stages. The first stage is reclaiming 17 islands and elevation and strengthening of embankments along 63 kilometers of coastal line. Second stage is the outer sea wall construction, while third stage is the final construction.
"Yes, I'm going to South Korea for a comparative study of the project construction, also in reclaiming and developing it into agricultural land," Purnama said at City Hall recently.
Purnama will also attend the opening of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon on Saturday. He is scheduled to arrive in South Korea on Friday. Jakarta will be the host of the 2018 Asian Games, together with Palembang, South Sumatra as co-host of the multi-sport event.
The 33.9-kilometer Saemangeum sea wall in South Korea has been operated since 2014, located on the southwest coast of the Korean peninsula. It is considered the world’s longest man-made dyke.
Head of Regional Development Planning Board (Bappeda), Andi Baso said that provincial government would disburse 12 billion IDR to carry out a feasibility study, while the total costs was estimated up to 600 trillion IDR.
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