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Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono said water is a key factor in sustainable city development, thereby necessitating good .
Within the next two days the government will decide whether to move people from their residential area or relocate the Pertamina Plumpang Depot in North Jakarta.
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Campaign promises go unfulfilled as Baswedan blames other officials
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Political problems between Indonesia’s federal government and the local administration are delaying relief from Jakarta’s annual floods, which started on February 20, killing five people and forcing thousands to flee while the governor, Anies Baswedan, remains imprisoned by his campaign promises. Critics charge that Baswedan, who took office thanks in part to a campaign exploiting religious sentiment, didn’t take sufficient precautions before the floods came after promising relief.
As he did last year, Baswedan is using the excuse of extreme rainfall of more than 100 millimeters per day as the cause of flooding, saying Jakarta’s drainage system can only accommodate daily rainfall of 50-100 millimeters. “If it rains above 100 millimeters per day then there will definitely be inundation, he said, reluctant to mention flooding and replacing it with the word puddle, which a growing n