#river basin

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Government allocates Rp320 billion for river basin reforestation

The government has allocated some Rp320 billion (US$23.9 million) from the disaster management reserve funds for ...

Reservoirs still to be tapped to their full potential

Indonesians, like most other people in the world, love to go out for a picnic to unwind at tourism resorts or at other ...

Death toll of Garut flooding increases to 27

The death toll of flooding that hit Garut District, West Java, last Tuesday evening has reached 27, while 22 others ...

Relief aid, equipment rushed to victims of Garut flooding

Indonesia is in mourning following the tragedy in Garut District, West Java Province, where flash floods have led to ...

Garut floods lead to three deaths

Floods hit Garut District, West Java Province, and killed at least three, a police officer said. The three bodies ...

Twenty five million people depend on Citarum River

The lives of nearly 25 million people are indirectly dependent on the Citarum River, the West Java governor, Ahmad ...

Paris forum raises forest fires in Indonesia

The Global Forum Landscape held at the Palais de Congres, Paris, France, on Saturday raised the issue of the fires ...

Minister Susi Focuses on Enhancing International Cooperation

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti spent much of her time in August 2015 seeking to step up ...

PLN turns off 469 electricity relay stations

State-owned power company PLN turned off 469 of its 17,000 relay stations (gardu), which supply electricity to Jakarta ...

Incessant rains flood Jakarta

Incessant rainfall since Sunday has left the city of Jakarta flooded, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) ...

Jakarta claims to be ready to handle floods

The Jakarta authorities have claimed to be ready to handle the floods that are forecast to occur during the peak of ...

Jakarta claims to be better prepared to tackle floods

Jakarta is notorious for its traffic jams and floods during the rainy season, which usually begins late in the year ...

Dutch minister renewed cooperation with Indonesia meteorology agency

Dutch Minister for Infrastructure and Environmental Affairs Melanie Schultz van Haegen officially renewed cooperation ...

New big-headed fish species discovered in Idaho and Montana rivers

A tiny fish characterized by a disproportionately large head and previously unknown to scientists has been found in ...

Jakarta Looks At 1001 Ways To Prevent Flooding

Indonesias capital city, Jakarta, with a population of around 10 million, has suffered the brunt of annual flooding ...