Flooding in Jakarta : Towards a blue city with improved water management

Sunday, 27 January 2002, a large flood swept down on Jakarta and inundated several parts of the city. From the evening of 27 January to the morning of 28 January rain came streaming down, and the dike south of Jakarta broke. The pungent black water, with a hefty cargo of garbage, poured onto the mai...

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Published in:Bijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde land- en volkenkunde, 2009, Vol.161 (4), p.454-484
Main Authors: Caljouw, Mark, Nas, Peter J.M, Pratiwo, Mr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architectural engineering
Cities
Civil engineering
Drains
Engineers
Evacuations & rescues
Flood control
Floods
Housing
Landslides & mudslides
Metropolitan areas
Polders
River basins
River water
Rivers
Sociology
Urbanization
Water management
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Summary:Sunday, 27 January 2002, a large flood swept down on Jakarta and inundated several parts of the city. From the evening of 27 January to the morning of 28 January rain came streaming down, and the dike south of Jakarta broke. The pungent black water, with a hefty cargo of garbage, poured onto the main roads to Bogor, Kramat Jati and East Jakarta. In North Jakarta, in Kelurahan Pejagalan, Kecamatan Penjaringan, the flooding or banjir hit at midnight and continued until five o’clock in the morning, reaching levels as high as 20 cm. Even harder hit was Kelurahan Kapuk Muara, inundated with 70 cm of water.
ISSN:0006-2294
2213-4379
0006-2294
DOI:10.1163/22134379-90003704