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Besides, because the public do not
one is canal-digging project. The severe
trust the government, it is no easy to
accumulation of dirt has reduced the
persuade them to accept the project led
water resources management capacity of
by the government. In fact, the local
many rivers and canals. In cooperation
residents resist forcefully to cooperate
with the central government as well as
with the government in the initial phase
with the help of the World Bank and
and ask for unreasonable compensation
the government of Netherlands, Jakarta
fees. The crucial steps to overcome this
is carrying out a major canal-digging
barrier lie in the frequent contact between
project, involving 13 river channels and 5
the government leaders and the dwellers
reservoirs.
to improve the public recognition for the
The project is committed to reducing
project. The governor himself directly
the coverage of flood danger in the region
came and consoled the people, listened
from 203 square kilometers down to 144
to their problems and aspirations as
square kilometes. Besides, the government
well as communicated frequently. At
of Jakarta Special District provided about
the same time, he called on the private
USD 6.2 million for the construction
sectors to donate furniture for the new
of water wells, embankments and other
housing to attract the residents. In
flood control infrastructure. Specifically,
terms of explaining the importance of
there are six major measures: First,
maintaining the reservoir area, he spared
accelerating the recovery of three long
no efforts to do various work. Through
rivers (Ciliwung River, Pesanggarahan
communication, the government managed
River and Sunter River), which currently
to persuade reservoir dwellers finally and
only have a width of 15 meters, but
eliminate their resistance, thus setting a
will be expanded to 50-60 meters in the
good example for other similar projects.
future. Second, building a new drainage system in the city. Third, building large
5. Overall Strategy Layout for
reservoirs, such as Ciawi and Cimanggis.
Water Control
Fourth, building soakaways. It plans to
Pluit Reservoir Revitalization
build 20,000 wells with a width of over
Project constitutes only a part of the
one meter. These soakaways will quickly
overall strategy layout for water control
absorb water within 4 hours. Fifth,
in Jakarta. Whether the project can be
building a multifunctional tunnel, which
truly effective or not depends on the
can be used as a water storage facility in
coordination of other projects. The first
rainy season and as the road or highway