A mega project was launched in 1997 by Hutomo Mandala Putra at Umbulan in the East Java district of Pasuruan. The youngest son of former President Suharto personally led the ceremony, planting the first concrete pile, 30 centimeters in diameter, into the ground to mark the start of the Rp2 trillion water source project. After 14 years, it remained the only concrete pile on the project which had since been abandoned. The monetary crisis sweeping A