JAKARTA - The government highlights the problem of the North Coast of Java which not only concerns flash floods and land subsidence. The problem is also directly related to the economic activities of coastal communities.
Deputy Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Rear Admiral TNI (Ret.) Didit Herdiawan Ashaf, said that almost all of the Pantura area has people's economic activities, ranging from fishermen, farmers, farmers, to the marine and fisheries sector.
"Especially the problem of rob, the problem of land subsidence," said Didit at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Tuesday, May 12.
According to Didit, mitigation and socio-economic aspects must be included in the development plan for Pantura protection, including giant sea walls or giant sea walls.
"There are economic activities, for example farmers, fishermen, fish farmers, and this is almost all of Pantura, there are small people's economic activities or communities that are active in the field of marine and fisheries," he said.
Didit said the Pantura area was divided into 15 segments from Serang to Gresik. The government is still studying the characteristics of each area before deciding on the priority points for development.
"There needs to be further assessment or assessment," he said.
He said that a number of points were still an alternative, including Jakarta Bay, Central Java, and West Java. However, no decision has been made because each segment has sub-segments and sections that need to be studied together.
Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) previously said that the protection of Pantura was prepared to face land subsidence and flash floods due to rising sea levels.
According to AHY, the Pantura area is also important because it is inhabited by tens to tens of millions of residents and is the location of industrial centers and special economic zones.
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