Three Types of Sea Dikes to Be Built on Tangerang's Pantura Coast

Tangerang Regency (ANTARA) - The Tangerang Regency Government, in Banten Province, says there will be three types of design for the development and construction of coastal sea defences that are included in the Giant Sea Wall mega-project along the northern coastline (Pantura) of Tangerang Regency.

The Secretary to the Regency Government (Sekda) Soma Atmaja in Tangerang, on Thursday, said the three types of sea wall are: the development of mangrove vegetation as a natural sea barrier; breakwater or sea-wall; and the giant sea wall.

“These three infrastructure designs for sea walls have entered the national strategic project initiated by the central government. The sea-wall construction to be built on the northern coast of Tangerang Regency runs for 19 kilometres,” he said.

In Tangerang Regency itself, he continued, the area to be affected by the project is around Kosambi District. “There are four villages/kelurahan there, such as Kosambi Barat, Kosambi Timur and others,” he said.

“So in fact the project designs have already undergone substantial research. From oceanography experts and coastal scientists who have been heavily involved, there are studies,” he said.

“If I’m not mistaken, the depth is around 19 metres; that is the deepest point in Jakarta Bay. I’ve also heard that on the eastern side towards Semarang it will be built,” he added.

He revealed that, in the mega-project development, it is also designed to deliver connectivity between other infrastructure that will support a new engine of growth.

It is known that the Giant Sea Wall, stretching 575 kilometres along the Pantura coast of Java, is divided into 15 segments.

This project not only protects factories and offices but there are ecosystems and ecology involved, with the most numerous ecosystem being the fishermen.

The development of the coastal-protection system for Pantura Java, including the Giant Sea Wall (GSW), is part of the national strategy to safeguard the sustainability of the Pantura Java coastal civilisation.

The urgency of building the Giant Sea Wall is to protect Pantura’s contribution to the national gross domestic product (GDP) of around USD 368.3 billion.