East Java Governor, Khofifah Indar Parawansa, has said that in addition to serving as an irrigation source for the agricultural sector, Semantok dam can reduce the risk of flooding in Nganjuk District. "The establishment and operation of Semantok dam will really help us in reducing the flooding in E...
Ministry of PUPR Optimizing Flood Control Infrastructure to Prepare for the 2022/2023 Rainy Season
In building infrastructure, the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) aims to support economic growth, which is also beneficial for natural disaster mitigation. As a readiness to face the 2022/2023 rainy season and simultaneously anticipate hydrological disasters, the Ministry of PUPR, ...
Jakarta floods to not protract over few hours: Deputy governor
Source: ANTARADate: November 15, 2021. Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Governor of Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria affirmed that floods in Jakarta would not last for days, as the government had applied a host of flood prevention and mitigation measures. "During this rainy season, several areas in Indonesia are ...
Jokowi Inaugurates Way Sekampung Dam in Lampung
Source: CNBC IndonesiaDate: September 2, 2021 Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the Way Sekampung Dam, Pringsewu Regency, Lampung, Thursday (2/9/2021). "Alhamdulillah, the Way Sekampung Dam, which has been built since 2016, has been completed and is ready for&...
Indonesia expected to enter rainy season in September
Source: XinhuaDate: August 26, 2021 JAKARTA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) - Indonesia would gradually enter the rainy season starting in September, said Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), urging authorities particularly in regions prone to hydrometeorological disasters to pr...
Jakarta Braces for Flood as City Rivers Cannot Contain Excess Water
Source: Tempo.co Date: 6 August 2020 Jakarta Water Resources Agency Head Juaini Yusuf, admitted that the city administration has much to do on mitigating flood, such as figuring out how to contain 1,032 cubic meters of water per second that exceeds the capacity of some of the rivers in th...