Reclamation plan for waterfront project rejected<\/p>\n
Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Based on the results of a recent environmental assessment
\nstudy, the Office of the State Minister of the Environment issued
\na decree on Wednesday rejecting the plan to reclaim the northern
\ncoastal area of the city.<\/p>\n
\"Along with the decree the office also suggests the government
\nrevoke Presidential Decree No. 52\/1995 on the plan as it could
\nworsen environment devastation in the capital,\" State Minister of
\nthe Environment, Nabiel Makarim, told a media conference.<\/p>\n
Ministerial Decree No. 14\/2003 states that the plan to reclaim
\nthe coastal area failed to take into consideration the rise in
\nsea levels and the influence of the rise and fall of tides which
\nwould raise river levels.<\/p>\n
It means, said Karliansyah from the Regional Environmental
\nImpact Assessment Office, the capital would face worse floods.<\/p>\n
The decree also states that the plan also failed to recognize
\nthe social and environmental impact of the dredging of at least
\n330 million cubic meters of sand and soil which would be used to
\nconvert the 2,700-hectare area along the shoreline from Tanjung
\nPriok to Angke Kapuk in North Jakarta into a waterfront area.<\/p>\n
The assessment, which started in May 2002, also found that the
\nreclamation would increase pollution not only in the whole area
\nof Kepulauan Seribu (Thousand Islands) regency but also as far
\naway as Tangerang and Bekasi.<\/p>\n
The plan would also disturb the operation of Muara Karang Coal
\nand Gas Power Plants which supply power to the presidential
\npalace, the National Monument (Monas), Jl. Sudirman as well as
\nSoekarno-Hatta International Airport.<\/p>\n
The need for huge amounts of distilled water in the planned
\narea for industry, tourism, business and housing would also cause
\na scarcity of water in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The plan is under the management of a board called BP Pantura
\nwhich consists of administration officials and is chaired by the
\ndeputy governor for development affairs.<\/p>\n
Nabiel's deputy for environmental conservation Liana Bratasida
\nsaid the new ministerial decree would strengthen the office's
\nrejection of a decree to integrate spatial planning for Jakarta,
\nDepok, Tangerang, Bekasi, Bogor, Puncak and Cianjur areas.<\/p>",
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