Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development: Government continues to oversee the Giant Sea Wall project

Jakarta – The Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development (Menko IPK), Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), said the government continues to oversee the Giant Sea Wall project. “I have conveyed and reported to the President that we are still overseeing this project in 2026, and hopefully by 2027 its implementation will be more mature,” AHY said in a statement in Jakarta on Friday. He described the Giant Sea Wall programme as part of protecting the North Java coast from land subsidence and rising sea levels. He added that the government is refining the road map and coordinating across regions so the strategic project can be realised soon. For background, AHY said the Giant Sea Wall Pantura is a key national strategic priority under President Prabowo Subianto. The 575-kilometre project is designed not only for coastal protection but also for food security, the industrial area, and the safety of millions of coastal residents. The North Java Coast Authority (BOPPJ) stated that the Giant Sea Wall along Pantura Java is divided into 15 segments. BOPPJ head Didit Herdiawan Ashaf said the agency is conducting outlining and infrastructure grounding activities to run in tandem, with eventual implementation in collaboration with local government from district to provincial level. Of course, building the Giant Sea Wall on Pantura Java is not just to protect factories and offices, but there are lives and ecosystems there, and the most numerous ecosystem is that of the fishermen.