Indonesia builds 3.6km tidal embankment in Central Java top combat flooding


JAKARTA: Indonesia is underway with the construction of a 3.6-kilometre-long tidal embankment in Semarang, Central Java, with a budget of 386 billion rupiah or about RM111 million.

Located in Tambak Lorok fishing village, the project aims to mitigate tidal floods over the next three decades, according to President Joko Widodo (pic).

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