Could a Titanic Seawall Save This Quickly Sinking City?

Jakarta. Photo source: ©© Pinot Dita

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Jakarta, Indonesia’s fast-growing capital of 10 million people, is embarking on one of history’s biggest seawall projects—to be shaped like a Garuda, a mythical bird-like creature…

Read Full Article, National Geographic

Central Govt Halts Jakarta’s $40 Billion Reclamation Project, The Jakarta Post (04-13-2015)
Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta– home to 10 million people – is sinking into the sea at between 2.9 and 6.7 inches per year. To save the megacity from drowning: a $40 billion land reclamation and sea wall project estimated to take 30 years to complete. However, today, the central government has decided to suspend its implementation as the viability of the project is now questioned…

Can the $40 Billion Great Garuda Project Stop Jakarta From Sinking Into the Sea? Inhabitat (10-16-2014)

The Great Wall of Jakarta, Reuters (12-22-2014)

Indonesia’s protective sea wall sparks controversy, BBC News (11-13-2014)

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