Indonesia's North Java mega seawall project to start soon

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President Prabowo has officially appointed Deputy Minister of Marine Fisheries Didit Herdiawan Ashaf (Vice Admiral retired) as Chairman of the North Coast Authority (Pantura Authority), with Vice Chairmen Darwin Trisna Djajawinata (National Infrastructure Financing Corporation executive), Suhajar Diantoro (former Secretary General of the Ministry of Interior).

The core mission of the agency is toLeading the construction of a giant seawall on the north coast of Java IslandThe scope of works coversBanten to East Java, 700 kilometers in lengthThe

The first phase focused onJakarta-Banten-Begasi coastline (2025-2033), with a budget of 123 trillion rupiah (about $740 million).The project has received technical support from the Netherlands and will draw on its experience in flood control for the Delta Project. Chinese and Korean companies such as Hyundai Construction and China Electric Construction will also bid for the construction. The seawall canAddressing coastal erosion (3-25 centimeters of sedimentation per year)Guarantee6 million coastal dwellers and aquaculture (47 trillion rupiah per year).. The Minister of Marine Fisheries has ensured that there is a parallel program with the shrimp pond revival program (50,000 hectares to be renovated by 2025) while retaining the mangrove restoration area (30% seawalls in combination with ecological barriers).

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