Motorists traverse a flooded stretch of road in Grogol Petamburan, West Jakarta, on Sept 21. - Kompas.com
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Housing complexes in Jakarta may no longer be located along river banks, Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria said on Tuesday (Oct 20).
“We will evict [residents of] housing complexes that violate regulations and can cause flooding similar to what occurred in Ciganjur, ” Riza said, as quoted by kompas.com. The deputy governor said the Jakarta administration would attempt to mitigate flooding during the rainy season through a “river normalisation” programme.
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