REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, Minister for National Development Planning (Bappenas) Bambang Brodjonegoro, Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya, and Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono held a meeting to discuss National Capital Integrated Coastal Development (NCICD) master plan.

The meeting was held at the office of Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs here on Thursday. "We are discussing the progress of the NCICD master plan prepared by Bappenas," Hadimuljono stated here on Thursday.

The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing was handed over the main task of completing the coast wall at Jakarta Bay and the feasibility study on the Jakarta Giant Sea Wall termed the NCICD. "The ministry has signed an agreement to complete a 20-kilometer coast wall this year. The ministry has already completed 4.5 kilometers," the minister remarked.

There are fundamental differences between coast wall project and giant sea wall. The coast wall is made to reduce a tidal flood in North Jakarta. The construction of the dike will also be conducted at various critical points. "We have a responsibility to build the coastal embankment. We will build the embankment at Muara Kamal, Pluit, Kalibaru, and North Jakarta, because tidal flood occurs in these areas," the minister stated.

With regard to Jakarta Giant Sea Wall, the ministry will complete the feasibility study. The government of Indonesia will cooperate with the government of South Korea to prepare the feasibility study. The Netherlands will also help finance the project.

The Netherlands and South Korea have pledged a total of US$19 million in grant funding to help Indonesia conduct a study for the second and third phase of its sea wall project off the coast of Jakarta. South Korea is setting aside $9.5 million for research on undersea currents and soil structure for the project termed titled NCICD.

Meanwhile, the Dutch has also allocated $9.5 million for a follow-up study. "Sea wall project not only copes with a tidal flood but also improves Jakarta's environment," he underlined.

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