A New Era of Water Management
The Supreme Court has ordered an end to the privatization of water in Jakarta. The people have a right to clean water at a reasonable price.
October 16, 2017
The ruling by the Supreme Court ending the water privatization in Jakarta must be immediately followed by fundamental changes to the management of water. This could spur the Jakarta administration to resolve several chronic problems with Jakartas water management.
There were problems from the start with the involvement of private companies in water management in Jakarta. It began in 1997, when local government-owned company Pam Jaya was more o
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