Roundup: Indonesia's dry dams to reduce floods in capital city Jakarta
Adjust font size: by Bambang Purwanto JAKARTA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta was expected to overcome its lingering problem of flooding as two dry dams are now under construction in its outskirt areas of Ciawi and Sukamahi in Bogor town, West Java province. Almost every rainy season, Jakarta is flooded not only because of heavy downpours but also spates from the pluvial town of Bogor which stream down to the capital city. This week, two-day rains fell in Jakarta, Bogor and surrounding areas causing floods that affected hundreds of houses after Ciliwung river whose u...
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