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Strategic Dams that Fail to Function

Monday, March 17, 2025

The Ciawi and Sukamahi dams are suspected of being ineffective in preventing floods in Jakarta and its surrounding areas. Their capacity is relatively limited.

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President Joko Widodo during the inauguration of Sukamahi Dam in Bogor Regency, West Java, December 23, 2022. Foto: BPMI Setpres/Laily Rachev. tempo : 174356208024.

THE image of a reservoir brimming with water vanished from West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi’s mind when he visited the Ciawi Dam in Bogor Regency, West Java, on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Arriving there after floods had inundated Jakarta and its neighboring regions, he saw the Ciliwung River’s waters merely passing through the reservoir, flowing downstream. Ideally, the Ciliwung’s waters should have been retained by the Ciawi

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Hussein Abri Dongoran

Egi Adyatama and Septia Ryanthie (Solo) contributed to the writing of this article.

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