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    "data": {
        "id": 1674757,
        "msgid": "padang-city-government-seeks-foreign-ministry-support-to-raise-batang-arau-revitalisation-issue-1776084653",
        "date": "2026-04-13 18:29:17",
        "title": "Padang City Government Seeks Foreign Ministry Support to Raise Batang Arau Revitalisation Issue",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "The Padang City Government has urged the Indonesian Foreign Ministry to include the revitalisation of the Batang Arau River in the agenda of the upcoming high-level meeting between Indonesia and Germany in Jakarta. Mayor Fadly Amran highlighted a technical study by German experts recommending a central wastewater treatment plant using Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) technology, which remains unimplemented. Foreign Ministry Secretary General Denny Abdi pledged to advocate for this environmental issue in bilateral discussions, underscoring its relevance to Indonesia-Germany cooperation.",
        "content": "<p>The Padang City Government (Pemko Padang) hopes for support from the\nRepublic of Indonesia\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to raise the issue\nof Batang Arau River revitalisation in the agenda of the high-level\nmeeting between Indonesia and Germany to be held in Jakarta. This was\nstated by Padang Mayor Fadly Amran during a meeting with the Secretary\nGeneral of the Republic of Indonesia\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs,\nDenny Abdi, at Rumah Makan Silungkang on Monday, 13 April 2026. Fadly\nAmran conveyed that efforts to organise and clean the Batang Arau River\nhave a technical study prepared by the German side. However, to date,\nthe programme has not entered the implementation stage. Based on\nstrategic recommendations from German GIZ, the revitalisation of the\nBatang Arau River can be carried out through the construction of a\ncentral Wastewater Treatment Installation (IPAL) with Moving Bed Biofilm\nReactor (MBBR) technology. MBBR technology is considered efficient in\nprocessing wastewater by utilising special plastic media (carrier) as a\nplace for pollutant-degrading bacteria to grow and develop. In addition,\nthe wastewater piping system is designed to be completely separate from\nthe rainwater drainage network. \u201cWe hope that this Batang Arau River\nrevitalisation can be included as one of the discussion points in the\nupcoming bilateral meeting, so that it can encourage more concrete\ncooperation realisation,\u201d said Fadly Amran. The Secretary General of the\nRepublic of Indonesia\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denny Abdi, said he\nwould push for the Batang Arau revitalisation issue to become part of\nthe discussion in the official forum between Indonesia and Germany. \u201cThe\nproposal from the Padang City Government will be followed up and\nencouraged to become part of the discussion agenda in the\nIndonesia-Germany bilateral forum. Environmental issues like this have\nstrong relevance in cooperation between the two countries,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/padang-city-government-seeks-foreign-ministry-support-to-raise-batang-arau-revitalisation-issue-1776084653",
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