The limited availability of land makes the price of land and houses in Jakarta very expensive. As a result, there is inequality in residential ownership that is not easy to overcome.
The project will divert the Ciliwung River, reducing the impact of flooding by about 60 per cent. However, Indonesian President Joko Widodo noted that a lot of progress still had to be done to secure the city.
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