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