Joint team removes over half of Tangerang bamboo fence: Indonesian navy


Members of the Indonesian Navy's elite Frogman Command removing a section of an illegal sea barrier on Jan 22, 2025, in the waters off Tanjung Pasir, Tangerang regency, Banten. - Antara

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Navy has made significant progress in dismantling a 30-kilometre-long bamboo fence installed illegally in the coastal waters of Tangerang, Banten, removing just over half of the structure since the operation began a week ago.

The Navy-led joint operation had taken down 15.5km of the fence by Sunday (Jan 26) in three sections in Tanjung Pasir village, Kronjo district and Mauk district, Navy spokesperson Cdre. I Made Wira Hady Arsanta Wardhana said in a statement released on Monday.

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