Prabowo said he had invited investment from countries such as China and Japan
JAKARTA - Foreign investors are invited for Indonesia 's plan to build an $80 billion seawall hundreds of kilometres long to prevent floods along the north coast of its most populous island Java, President Prabowo Subianto said on Thursday.
The seawall project expands on a 2014 plan by the capital Jakarta's government to protect the city from rising sea levels and land subsidence that have caused frequent flooding along the north Java coast. Prabowo said he would form an agency to run the giant seawall project, stretching from Banten to East Java provinces and which could take 20 years to complete. Officials have said the wall would be about 700 kilometres long. "One of the most vital infrastructure projects, which is a mega project, that we need to do promptly is the giant seawall across the northern Java coast," Prabowo said in a speech at an infrastructure event.Sea levels along Indonesian coasts rose an average of 4.25 millimetres annually from 1992 to 2024, but the rate has accelerated in recent years due to climate change, according to the country's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency.Experts say Jakarta is sinking due to excessive extraction of groundwater, leading the central government to plan its move to a new capital in the jungles of Borneo island.More than 200 killed as Air India plane crashes after take-off in AhmedabadTaxes imposed on online businesses have come to the rescue. How much tax will the government have to pay? Find out from an economic expert.
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