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Pramono Awaits Central Government Direction on Giant Sea Wall

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said the city is waiting for central government direction before beginning its section of the Giant Sea Wall project.
  • Pramono said Jakarta’s existing coastal embankments have made tidal flooding relatively manageable, while the planned project would provide a longer-term solution.
  • Jakarta is expected to receive a 19-kilometre section, and President Prabowo Subianto has said construction on the north Java coast should begin without waiting for a disaster.

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung says the Giant Sea Wall is needed for a comprehensive, long-term answer to tidal flooding, but the capital is still waiting for direction from the central government.

“If we want to solve it comprehensively and in the long term, the Giant Sea Wall is absolutely necessary,” Pramono said in Central Jakarta. He added that he hoped Jakarta’s section could begin soon.

If we want to solve it comprehensively and in the long term, the Giant Sea Wall is absolutely necessary. And we are waiting for direction from the central government, and of course we hope that, hopefully, the Jakarta segment can begin soon

· Pramono AnungThe Jakarta governor explained why he supports the project while awaiting central government direction.

Pramono said existing coastal embankments have already made the situation in Jakarta relatively manageable. Even when tidal flooding recurs, he said, the city has been able to deal with it.

Giant Sea Wall, large embankments to protect the northern coast of Java. We absolutely must do this, we must not wait for disaster to come

· Prabowo SubiantoThe president urged construction of the coastal protection project.

The governor previously said groundbreaking for Jakarta’s section would begin in September 2026. The capital has reportedly been allocated 19 kilometres of the project, up from an earlier allocation of 12 kilometres.

President Prabowo Subianto has also said the Giant Sea Wall along Java’s northern coast should be built before disaster strikes. He cited the Netherlands’ long-term coastal protection infrastructure as an example and said the project could take 15 to 20 years to complete. Prabowo said he was determined that Indonesia’s eighth president would start the project.

This is a long time. I do not know which president will inaugurate it. But I am determined that the eighth president will start this project

· Prabowo SubiantoPrabowo acknowledged the project’s projected timeline and stated his goal for its launch.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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