Jakarta establishes groundwater free zones to prevent further sinking | Video
The Jakarta government has established groundwater free zones in a bid to prevent the capital from sinking further. Authorities issued a regulation last month to ban commercial buildings from extracting groundwater in areas already covered by tap water services. However, the ban will also affect residential areas in the future. Saifulbahri Ismail reports.
The Jakarta government has established groundwater free zones in a bid to prevent the capital from sinking further. Authorities issued a regulation last month to ban commercial buildings from extracting groundwater in areas already covered by tap water services. However, the ban will also affect residential areas in the future. Saifulbahri Ismail reports.