#water catchment

Collection of water catchment news, found 41 news.

Government to reforest 2,000-ha arid and barren land in Bengkulu

The Environment and Forestry Ministry, through the Center for River Basin Area and Protected Forest Management ...

Floods inundate several hundred homes on Seram Island, Maluku

Floods submerged hundreds of houses in three villages on Seram Island, Maluku Province, since Tuesday, Aug 25, 2020, ...

Bintan island prone to water crisis annually: expert

Bintan island, a tourist resort in Riau Islands Province, is prone to water crisis annually, because of poor water ...

Development must curb environmental impacts: BNPB

Every development project must be mapped out to minimize environmental impacts, according to a panel during the ...

Plea to revert Puncak as water catchment area

Chief of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission VIII Yandri Susanto has urged the government to revert the ...

Bengkulu flooding, landslides claim 29 lives

Flooding and landslides, striking Bengkulu three days ago, claimed 29 lives, whereas the number of those still missing ...

Eight coal mining sites worsen floods in Bengkulu

Environmental activists highlighted the existence of eight coal mining companies operating in the Bukit Daun Protection ...

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 ...

Government urged to halt Jakarta coastal reclamation project

A political party leader and fishermen have called on the Jakarta authorities to halt the North Jakarta coastal ...

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 ...

Damaged roads after floods hamper food distribution

The recent flash floods in a number of areas in Indonesia particularly in Jakarta that damaged several roads have ...

Jakarta to have a water tunnel to deal with flood

Jakarta Public Works Chief Manggas Rudy Siahaan stated that the city will receive a water tunnel network to overcome ...

Villa demolition yet to solve flood problem: minister

Environment Minister Balthasar Kambuaya stated that the demolition of illegal villas in the Puncak resort area have ...

PMI cooperates with Zurich in mitigating flood risks

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) is cooperating with Zurich Insurance Indonesia in mitigating flood risks through a ...

Disaster mitigation agency strengthens command posts

The Jakarta Provincial Disaster Mitigation Board (BPBD) is strengthening a number of command posts and early warning ...