#flood canal

Collection of flood canal news, found 47 news.

Last year`s Jakarta floods worse than this month`s

The floods that hit Jakarta and surrounding areas early last year were worse than the current floods in the capital ...

Giant Sea Wall believed to prevent flooding

The construction of the Giant Sea Wall mega project in North Jakarta is expected to prevent tidal flooding, which ...

NGO rejects giant sea wall establishment in Jakarta

Non-Government Organization (NGO) People Coalition for Fishery Fairness (Kiara) has rejected the project of Giant Sea ...

Pros and cons on idea to move capital city from Jakarta

Following major floods that almost crippled Jakarta recently, an idea to move Indonesia`s capital city to another ...

Jakarta plans concrete actions to solve problem of floods

The central government and the Jakarta administration have come up with a number of concrete steps to solve the ...

Thousands of Jakartans still displaced by flood

National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) head of data, information and public relations Sutopo Purwo Nugroho has ...

Governor explains flood solution plans to parliament

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (Jokowi) explained his flood solution plans to the leadership of the People`s ...

President calls on all sides to remain on flood alert

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on all elements to remain alert against floods because rainfall was expected ...

President holds flood control meeting

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led a limited cabinet meeting on Sunday to decide a national policy to prevent a ...

It is not easy to find solution to floods

Director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for Jakarta Hubert J Gijzen ...

No guarantee for flood-free Jakarta

The Jakarta regional government cannot guarantee that the capital city will be free from floods after the completion ...

Suspects in east flood canal project not yet named

The Jakarta higher prosecutor office has not yet named any suspects in the alleged marked-up funds for the ...

Minister predicts rapid growth of Indonesia bicycle industry

Youth and Sports Affairs Minister Andi Mallarangeng has predicted that the bicycle industry in Indonesia will grow ...

Three centuries on, Jakarta still unable to prevent flooding

Floods have become synonymous with the living experience of people residing in Jakarta. For hundreds of years, dealing ...

Jakarta to spend $190 mln on controlling floods

The Jakarta administration is planning to spend US$190 million on controlling floods in the capital under the Jakarta ...