Three Decades of Relocation
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Planned since 1973, the Eastern Flood Canal project has progressed at a snails pace. Funds are tight, coordination is low, and middlemen are standing in the way.
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A MASTER plan was put together in 1973. As the story goes, Jakarta Governor Ali Sadikin planned to build water-receiving channels in East Jakarta. It was dubbed the Eastern Flood Canal. At that time, during the rainy season, rivers regularly overflowed. Many residences along the river would flood, and a canal would provide the perfect solution.
This canal would run through four major rivers (the Cipinang, Sunter, Buaran, and Cakung rivers). Overf
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