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        "id": 1051744,
        "msgid": "traffic-jams-and-the-rains-1447893297",
        "date": "1996-10-21 00:00:00",
        "title": "Traffic jams and the rains",
        "author": null,
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        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Traffic jams and the rains From Pelita Every time it rains in Jakarta there are tremendous traffic jams. The afternoon of Tuesday Oct. 15 was a case in point. If nothing is done, nothing will change. Do we have to put up with traffic jams every time it rains? What a pointless waste of time and energy! Nobody seems to understand why these past few years the situation has worsened. A few years ago the rain did not trigger traffic jams.",
        "content": "<p>Traffic jams and the rains<\/p>\n<p>From Pelita<\/p>\n<p>Every time it rains in Jakarta there are tremendous traffic<br>\njams. The afternoon of Tuesday Oct. 15 was a case in point.<\/p>\n<p>If nothing is done, nothing will change. Do we have to put up<br>\nwith traffic jams every time it rains? What a pointless waste of<br>\ntime and energy!<\/p>\n<p>Nobody seems to understand why these past few years the<br>\nsituation has worsened. A few years ago the rain did not trigger<br>\ntraffic jams.<\/p>\n<p>I think bad drainage is one of the main causes of the<br>\nexcessive water on the roads. So why are the drains not dredged?<br>\nDoes it depend on the will of the related public works agencies?<\/p>\n<p>There may be another cause. Many water catchment areas do not<br>\nexist any more. Former swamps now support high rise buildings<br>\nlike the area around Hotel Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>The related public works agencies should map water-absorption<br>\nareas so that they are not used for construction.<\/p>\n<p>SITI FATIMAH<\/p>\n<p>Jakarta<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/traffic-jams-and-the-rains-1447893297",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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