Basuki Activities in Rotterdam
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Trias Risangayu
Through his official instagram account '@basukitp', Jakarta Governor Basuki 'Ahok' T Purnama shared his activity photos during a visit to Rotterdam, Netherlands. Until Wednesday (9/23) morning, there are at least 20 photos uploaded.
One of the photos dated on Tuesday night, September 22, 2015, Netherlands, is being with Rotterdam Mayor, Ahmed Aboutaleb.
One of the photos dated on Tuesday night, September 22, 2015, Netherlands, is being with Rotterdam Mayor, Ahmed Aboutaleb.
"At that time, I was being with Rotterdam Mayor, Sir. Ahmed Aboutaleb," wrote Ahok.
Basuki to Fly to Rotterdam This Weekend for Flood HandlingOn that photo, he and Ahmed seem to talk each other while shaking hands. Both are dressed in formal attire.
Another photo written "Hear explanation for rainwater reservoir in Rotterdam". Then there is also photo written "Visiting the dike and pump simulation lab at Deltares".
In one photo, he also seemed to meet with Indonesian citizen in Netherlands. "In Martkhal Market, he met Indonesian citizen," he wrote.
There is also another activity where he visited to a control room water storage that is integrated with underground parking.
As known, the governor's visit over four days to Netherlands, is a reciprocal visit to Ahmed who visited the city three times.
In Netherlands, he also held a question and answer session with hundreds of Indonesian citizen at the Indonesian Embassy for Netherlands in Den Haag.
Some other activities of him are visiting the old port of Rotterdam, the largest pumping stations in Europe in Ijmuiden City, water treatment plant "De Groote Lucht", receiving a presentation of Netherlands' investment possibilities in reclamation work of Jakarta Bay, as well as discussing the strengthening cooperation between Jakarta-Rotterdam.
As for today, Wednesday (9/23), he is scheduled to review the giant sea dikes belongs to Netherlands that have been established since 1925. Its function is to prevent reduction in land from sea or tidal wave.
He will return to Indonesia today, and is scheduled to arrive this Thursday (9/24) and back to the office at the City Hall on Friday (9/25).
