Groundwater Monitoring Teams Formed in Five Regions
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Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by Maria Inggita
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by Maria Inggita
Jakarta Vice Governor, Sandiaga Uno stated that his side has formed a team to monitor groundwater usage, especially in office buildings, malls, and apartments.
We must be aware with this land subsidence issue since it is very dangerous
He mentioned, excess groundwater suction can lead to land subsidence. Thus Jakarta Provincial Government will not tolerate any illegal ground water usage.
Sandi Encourages Citizen to Stop Using Groundwater"We must be aware with this land subsidence issue since it is very dangerous," he added, Wednesday (3/14).
He explained, there are five teams for each five regions. For early phase, it will focus to monitor groundwater usage in locations that provide piped clean water service.
"Locations that have been installed with pipe from PDAM should not take groundwater," he affirmed.
