Beyond the Giant Sea Wall, Jakarta to Get Coastal Protection Projects
The Government has included the construction of the Giant Sea Wall as one of the focal points in the 2027 Government Work Plan (RKP). The giant sea dyke project forms part of the strengthening of disaster resilience infrastructure, particularly for the coastal areas of Java’s northern coast (Pantura).
The Giant Sea Wall has been placed by the Government within the housing infrastructure and disaster resilience cluster of the 2027 RKP. The project is directed at reinforcing the resilience of coastal regions whilst supporting the development of the northern coast of Java (Pantura), which is included among the priority activities of the 2025-2029 National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN).
“The housing infrastructure and disaster resilience cluster, through efforts to build disaster resilience infrastructure in order to drive economic growth, equitable development, and improved resilience to disasters, focuses on the development of the Giant Sea Wall as well as post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction in Sumatra,” said Arnold A.P. Ritiauw, Director General of Water Resources at the Ministry of Public Works, during a hearing with Commission V of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) on Monday (7/9/2026).
The development of the Giant Sea Wall runs in tandem with the coastal protection programme the Government is preparing for 2027. Jakarta is among the regions included in the list of coastal protection infrastructure projects to be carried out by the Ministry of Public Works.
Arnold cited the Jakarta coastline as one of the locations included in the coastal protection plan. Besides Jakarta, the Government is also preparing similar projects in a number of other areas, including the outermost islands of Riau Province, the coast of Sambas Regency, the coast of Ketapang Regency, Tanjung Burung beach, and Bintaro beach.
Risk management and the destructive force of water constitute one of the four priority activities of the Directorate General of Water Resources in supporting the water self-sufficiency programme. In addition to coastal protection, the Government is targeting the construction of 800 kilometres of flood-control infrastructure by 2029.
For 2027 itself, the Directorate General of Water Resources has been allocated a budget ceiling of Rp30.66 trillion. This represents an increase of Rp5.23 trillion compared with the previous indicative ceiling of Rp25.4 trillion. Of the total budget, Rp27.71 trillion is allocated to the water resources resilience programme, whilst Rp2.95 trillion is earmarked for management support programmes.
“In order to control the destructive force of water, whether in the form of flooding, abrasion, sediment floods, or cold volcanic mudflows, the Directorate General of Water Resources has programmed flood control in other regions with a target of 63.55 kilometres, coastal protection along 6.25 kilometres, and the control of sediment or volcanic lahars totalling three units,” he said.
Under the 2025-2029 medium-term plan, the Government is targeting the construction of 127 kilometres of coastal protection infrastructure. The programme is directed at strengthening the protection of coastal areas from abrasion and the various risks arising from the destructive force of water.