Conspiracy which causes floods

Conspiracy which causes floods

Jakarta's floods are not caused by mother nature, but are a result of the people, businessmen and government officials who have used conservation areas to develop housing complexes.

Site plans which took into consideration canals and water catchment areas, were drawn up by the Dutch colonial administration to prevent Jakarta from flooding.

The Jakarta city administration has not taken advantage of these plans, with more and more people moving to urban areas since the Soeharto government focused national development only on the big cities.

Jakarta is now facing the repercussions of urbanization after floods and traffic jams paralyzed economic activities in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Responsibility needs to be delegated to address this disaster.

-- Bisnis Indonesia, Jakarta