Groundwater Exploitation Depletes Jakarta
Excessive extraction of groundwater has been the greatest contributor to Jakarta’s land subsidence. The construction of drinking water pipes will be accelerated.
Irsyan Hasyim
April 10, 2023
IN 2019, Arief Nasrudin relied on a study by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to accelerate piped drinking water services for the people of Jakarta. The region-owned drinking water company (PAM Jaya) president director said North and West Jakarta were in more urgent need for access to piped drinking water due to the poor quality of groundwater there, and worsening land subsidence. “So that people can no longer obtain drinki
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