TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The North Java Coastal Authority Agency (BOPPJ) is currently formulating the master plan for the giant sea wall project. BOPPJ Head Didit Herdiawan stated that construction will occur along the northern coast of Java, covering approximately 535 kilometers and spanning Banten, Jakarta, Central Java, and East Java.
According to Didit, the urgent construction of the giant sea wall is necessary to protect Java’s northern coast from declining groundwater levels and tidal floods. “We not only need to protect 17-20 million people, but also the entire national assets, totaling approximately US$368 billion,” he said at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and…