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in dry season. Sixth, water pump, shall be
water, but also nutrients for the soil,
used as much as possible.
thus creating an improved agricultural
Specially, it needs to be stressed on
environment; the other way is to spray
the project of Ciliwung River, also known
processed river water on buildings, which
as Ciliwung River Revitalization Project
can increase the humidity of lower-floor
(CRP for short). Its main purpose is to
buildings, facilitate the growth of plant
restore the river and remove all houses on
and create a new ecological system.
the shore. In particular, the purification
In the meantime, Jakarta also
project of Ciliwung River consists of the
encourages the construction of green
following three major steps:
belt, especially mangrove forests along
First, the polluted river water should
the coast. Mangrove forests can fight
be guided into the filter area by using
against a large-scale tidal flooding and
the pipeline. In this section, trash will be
provide necessary vegetation for the city.
cleaned out of the river, with the organic
It must be pointed out that the vegetation
wastes used as fertilizer for soil on both
coverage in Jakarta has decreased from
sides of the river. Then, the river water
28.8% in 1984 to 10% in 2012, which
with no trash will go into the second
is also one of the important causes for
step or back into the river. The second
frequent flooding in Jakarta.
step is to purify pollutants and increase
Land gained through river or
the beneficial mineral elements in the
reservoir dredging will be used for a
river. In this way, it will be safe for
large coastal reclamation/development
surrounding squatters to use the water.
project, known as “coastal development
Dwellers on both sides of Ciliwung River
project of national integrated capital”.
will be accommodated in CRP building.
This project will be carried out in three
Relocating people in the slums alongside
phases, covering more than 32 kilometers
the river helps to beautify Ciliwung River.
of coastline. First stage is a short-term
After slums being removed, more green
coastal protection (until 2020); the
areas on both sides of the river will be
second stage is the integrated sea dike
added to Jakarta and it will be better for
construction and reclamation of new
preventing Ciliwung River from flooding.
land (until 2030); the third stage is a
Finally, river water after processing will
multi-objective dike construction for
be led into the bank of Ciliwung River in
Jakarta Bay (until 2030). This coastal
two ways. One is through underground
development concept provides a ground-
“capillaries”, which can not only bring
breaking solution. Acting as a natural