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        "id": 1757465,
        "msgid": "yogyakarta-city-government-to-normalise-river-to-support-white-water-rafting-tourism-1779542155",
        "date": "2026-05-22 15:29:23",
        "title": "Yogyakarta City Government to Normalise River to Support White-Water Rafting Tourism",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Yogyakarta's city government plans to normalise the Code River in Jetis to back urban white-water rafting. Heavy machinery will be deployed within two weeks to clear sediment and large rocks, while officials also push educational campaigns to deter littering and protect water quality. The move aims to develop Sungai Code as a destination for recreation, sport and environmental education, with input from FAJI and city authorities.",
        "content": "<p>The Yogyakarta City Government will undertake river management in the\nCode River flow in the Jetis area by normalising sedimentation and\nremoving rocks to support potential white-water rafting in the city\ncentre. \u2018Our plan after the river susur (river walk) is that in a week\nor two we will deploy heavy equipment, then we will clean and normalise\nthis river,\u2019 said Yogyakarta Mayor Hasto Wardoyo after leading the river\nSusur of the Code River in Yogyakarta on Friday. He noted that in the\nnext fortnight heavy machinery would be used to tackle sedimentation and\nlarge stones hindering river flow. The move is part of efforts to shape\nSungai Code to support rafting tourism. \u2018Because at several points the\nriver is becoming shallower, with sediment and large rocks in the\nmiddle,\u2019 he said. In addition to river works, the mayor stressed the\nimportance of educating the public not to dispose of waste in the river.\nHe argued that Sungai Code conservation must be a joint endeavour to\nprotect the environment and water quality. \u2018We will push large rocks to\nthe banks, clear chicken coops that exist, and then socialise with\nresidents so they understand not to throw rubbish into the river,\u2019 he\nsaid. He said the move reflected Sungai Code\u2019s potential as a\nspecial-interest tourism destination in Yogyakarta. The concept of a\nriver susur and urban rafting could be developed for recreation and\nsport, as well as environmental education. \u2018Going forward, we will have\na river susur and arung jeram in Yogyakarta on Sungai Code. This is not\nonly for recreation and sport, but also to clean the environment and\nkeep the water clean,\u2019 he added. The mayor noted that the experience of\npaddling the Code River with the Indonesian Rafting Federation (FAJI)\nand city officials provided much information previously not known\nfirsthand. Among the issues that still need addressing along the Sungai\nCode banks are the presence of rubbish, chicken coops, buildings on the\nriverbank, and sedimentation at several points.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/yogyakarta-city-government-to-normalise-river-to-support-white-water-rafting-tourism-1779542155",
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