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101 East
Stemming the tide
Can Jakarta ever root out the problems that cause so much destruction
after every monsoon season?
101 East Last Modified: 15 Feb 2013 10:57
akarta, Indonesia, is one of Asia's most flood-prone cities. Every year
hundreds of thousands of citizens living in the capital of Southeast Asia's
largest economy brace for the loss of business, shelter and livelihoods.
Each year, as the rainy season approaches, the authorities insist they are
ready to counter the tides of brown murky water, trash, and even animals,
surging downstream. But the annual city-wide submergence continues.
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This year's sustained downpour threatens to prompt the kind of flooding not
seen since 2007 when 350,000 people were evacuated from water-logged areas and
dozens were killed. Already, at least 100,000 people have been affected. Army
personnel have been deployed to some of the city's poorest parts to clean up -
a process likely to take weeks, if not months.
Asia's monsoon season prompts annual debate about the state of infrastructure
and the fundamental mismanagement of vital systems meant to keep some of the
world's biggest cities moving. With a population of 10 million, Jakarta's
latest battle to stem the tide highlights a deeper political and social
problem: The government's inability to remove and rehabilitate low-lying slum
areas; an unwillingness on part of thousands of poor people to leave dangerous
areas despite the risk to themselves and their families; and the overwhelming
problem of waste and dumping, often cited as the biggest hindrance to keeping
Indonesia "flood-free".
Indonesia faces a formidable challenge: The country's economy is growing at
breakneck speed, its population is rising and the pressures on its decaying
systems are mounting. The World Bank has stepped in to help save what it
describes as a "sinking city", due to rising sea levels, trash and annual rain.
To dig the city out of its mess, the World Bank has invested $200 million to
dredge parts of Jakarta.
But is one programme at a time, one initiative every season, enough to solve
the deluge of problems?
101 East explores why the authorities find it so difficult to keep the surging
waters at bay. We follow the stories of Indonesians who lose their homes and
their livelihoods year after year, the businesses that damage control annually
in vain, and the agencies and people who say they work tirelessly year round
only to see one of the world's most densely populated cities "go under" without
a fight.
We investigate what makes the rainy season so dangerous in the capital of
Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy, and if it can ever stem the tide of
destruction.
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