Reclamation project needed

Reclamation project needed

JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Environment Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said yesterday that upgrading of the living environment in Jakarta would not be affordable without the reclamation project along the northern coast.

"The reclamation project is indispensable. Otherwise the upgrading work will not serve its purpose," Sarwono said.

He was speaking in connection with Jakarta administration's plans for the reclamation of the northern coastal area.

The reclamation will cover a 32 kilometer stretch of coastal land and be 1.5 kilometer in width.

It will cover most of the northern coastal parts of the city, except the Tanjung Priok seaport.

According to Jakarta Governor Surjadi Soedirdja it will take 20 to 30 years for the city administration to complete this gigantic project. (bas)