Along the Riverbank
Riverside dwellings are cited as one of the causes of the recent flooding. Now comes a proposal to construct environment-friendly buildings along the riverbanks.
March 12, 2002
Floods in Jakarta and other regions are starting to recede. What is left behind is standing water, the stench of mountains of garbage and a bitter memory of the arrogance of the rivers that devoured a city as big as Jakarta. What remains are the thousands of evacuees and ruined houses that once were sited on the banks of the Ciliwung River.
These simple houses are allegedly one of the reasons for the extent of the flooding in the first place
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