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DiscourseDiscussion HEAT, STORM, FLOOD OR ICY COLD, EXTREME WEATHER RAGES WORLD WIDE

InnovationTechnology WHAT COUNTRIES ARE DOING TO PROTECT THEIR WATERFRONT

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Written by Paul Tan

Recent incidents of fires and flooding of basements caused by these natural disasters, highlights the need for better preparations and design in buildings and in our urban planning. Many of these disasters could have averted the loss of life if design anticipated these severe weather patterns and climates, which seems to get worse and more frequent every season. Governments around the globe are making preparations for the rising sea levels.

Desalination plants are getting even more common and affordable, as water shortages are now present even in the wettest areas of the tropical countries. We can no longer take water and a stable climate for granted. Therefore a stable supply of energy and public services like sanitation, food and garbage collection hangs in a fragile balance. As architects and designers we can no longer let the government take care of infrastructure and public safety.

In designing townships and buildings we need to foresee these extreme climates that are present and dangerous. We need to design townships and properties to be able to handle severe weather and provide a safety cushion for its habitant’s survival for extended periods without any infrastructure support.

This includes the proper and routine training of building maintenance, engineering, operational and security personnel, to be able to give first aid emergency assistance in extreme weather situations. Much like the crew of a ship or airline. The first few days are critical for survival, when help can’t reach disaster hit locations for obvious reasons. Let this edition of AQ be a wake up call for us all to change our ways in designing townships and buildings.

“Bushfires in Australia and Sumatra. Typhoon storms and monsoon rains that inundated cities like Jakarta and New York. The -30 degrees centigrade below freezing in China and Europe”

We are familiar with the recent human suffering, the incalculable loss of human life and property that was caused by extreme weather around the globe. Severe bushfires in Australia and Sumatra. Typhoon storms and monsoon rains that inundated cities like Jakarta and New York. The -30 degrees centigrade below freezing in China and Europe that caused clean water shortage and whole areas being cut off from civilization for days even weeks.

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fIRE, fLOODS, AND fREEZING AROUND THE

WORLD “While Indonesia has been affected by unusually heavy rain and flooding, many parts of the world often

struggle with bush fire and icy cold weather causing severe damage and loss of life”

Students make their way across a flooded school compound in Wuhan, in central China’s Hubei province. (AFP/Getty Images)

http://www.guardian.co.ukEdited by: Vita Rahayu

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Buses, cars and motorcycles become trapped in a massive flood on Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta on Thursday. (January 18, 2013)

Jakarta Flooding

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/01/18/driving-through-floods-may-not-be-covered.html; JP/Wendra Ajistyatama

A view of the frozen River Dnieper in an air temperature around minus 18 degree Celsius (minus 4 Fahrenheit) in snow covered central Kiev. (December/2012)

A Deadly Cold Wave In

Bushfires Burn Across Southern Australia

Fire fighters battle a blaze on West Head Road in the Ku-Ring-Gai National Park, north of Sydney. (January 19, 2013)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-04/bushfires-rage-across-southern-australia/4453280; Photo by Ben Shepherd

http://www.ibtimes.com/cold-war-bitter-winter-weather-kills-hundreds-eastern-europe-russia-966162; Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Floods Kill 36 and Displace 70,000 In Mozambique

At least 36 people have died and nearly 70,000 have been displaced because of flooding in Mozambique. (January 26, 2013)

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/un-floods-kill-36-and-displace-70000-in-mozambique/Photos by: AFOLABI SOTUNDE/REUTERS

Check Out Lake Michigan's 50-Pound Ice Balls

Hundreds of ice balls, some weighing roughly 50 pounds, are piled along the Michigan shoreline west of Traverse City. (March 03, 2013)

http://chicagoist.com/2013/03/03/lake_michigan_has_50-pound_ice_ball.php; Photo credit: Leda Olmstead, via WZZM

Beijing - Forecast were predicting temperatures of around minus 20 degrees in the run-up to new year’s day. (December/2012)

China's Coldest Winter in Decades

ht tp : / / f ramework. la t imes.com/2012/12/28/ the-week- in-pictures-112/#/12; Posted By: Marc Martin

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Authorities said that 70% of Venice was flooded, including the city’s iconic St. Mark’s square. (November 12, 2012)

Subway Stations in New York Become Flooded

Kuwait Sandstorm

(March 25th 2011)

www.panoramio.com/photo/50501991; Photo by BubbaHotep

http://www.capitalbay.com/photos/263360-subway-stations-in-new-york-become-flooded.html; By Erin B

http://www.businessinsider.com;/photos-of-record-flooding-in-venice-2012-11?op=1; Photo by : AP Photo/Luigi Costantini

European Flooding - Poland

Local inhabitants are evacuated from a flooded village of Sokolniki in Southern Poland Parts of the Czech Republic and Slovakia and northern Hungary were. (May/2010)

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/european_flooding.htmlPhoto by : REUTERS/Krzysztof Koch/Agencja Gazeta

Haiti 2010 Earthquake

www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/gallery/2013/feb/19/haiti-2010-earthquake-in-pictures#/?picture=402554379&index=0Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

The market building was one of several of the city’s landmarks destroyed by the magnitude 7.0 quake whose epicentre was 16 miles west of the capital. (January/ 2010)

Typhoon Nesat hits the Philippines

http:// framework.lat imes.com/2011/09/27/typhoon-nesat-philippines/#/19; Posted By: Jerome Adamstein

Filipinos navigate floodwaters along Roxas Boulevard in Manila because of Typhoon Nesat’s (September / 2011)

Subway Stations in New York Become Flooded because of hurricane Sandy. (December 26, 2012)

Venice Flooding Swamps 70 Percent of City

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“FloatIng” Homes“ It’s a beautiful lifestyle, you have the beauty of the water.

It’s very relaxing,” said Robert oshatz, the designer of a new floating house in Portland, ore.

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Sausalito is a very unique place! It is a San Francisco Bay Area city, located in Marin Country, California. During World War II, Sausalito underwent rapid development as a shipbuiding center; the city’s industrial character gave way in postwar years to a reputation as a wealthy and artistic enclave, a picturesque residential community with its large numbers of houseboats.

Drawing upon Dutch architectural heritage, West 8’s plan for Borneo Sporenburg was inspired by villages on the former Zuiderzee, where small, intimate houses descend towards the water.

Besides floating homes, which are normal homes built on a floating platform. Columbia Ridge Marina also welcomes houseboats, yachts and boats of all kinds.

Borneo Sporenburg masterplan was a residential brief of 2500 dwellings, set those two peninsulas as one planning area, dictating a high density of housing. The whole masterplan was divided into a variety of house types, distinctive apartment blocks and the waterfront, adding character at the Borneo Sporenburg housing development and make the neighborhood easy to navigate.

Flooding is a natural function of rivers. Sea levels are predicted to rise. There are two types of floating homes, permanently floating homes and homes that float only when flood waters swell, but sit on the ground during the dry season. Requiring the later on new construction within floodplains, and considering same for threatened shorelines, is one way to plan for the future.

The Types of Floating Homes

Sausalito California and it’s Famous Floating Homes

Shannon Lee Fotography, California, United State, 2010

Urban Theory Borneo Sporenburg Masterplan

Ivar Hagendoorn, Amsterdam, 2004Source : http://columbiaridgemarina.com/?page_id=66 Source : http://urbantheorywest8amsterdam.blogspot.

Source :http://shannonleefotographyblog.com/2010/11/sausalitos-california-and-its-famous_15.html

Vietnam - Floating Village in Halong Bay

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The fishermen and fishing families of Halong Bay live on small floating houses anchored in sheltered coves at the bases of tall mountainous islands, thus deriving some natural protection from Mother Nature’s wrath in typhoon season. There are several fishing villages in the bay, the largest being Cua Van with about 130 floating houses and a population of about 600 people.There are about 50 families in the village and the population is between 200 and 300 residents, including nearly 100 children. These families have lived in this village for generations.

Kashmir is a land with a vast expanse of legendary lakes, that are woven with an intricate network of canals and backwaters which famously makes it known as the houseboat capital of India. A land dotted with natural landscapes, exotic mountain valleys, picturesque villages and comfortable houseboats, Kashmir has been rightly pronounced as the Paradise on Earth.

The unique is, people can sleep, cook and eat in those floating houses. These people, who live in floating houses, will go to other places using small boats as their transportation tools. However, along with modernization era, there are also modern streets with cars and other vehicles. But, still, villagers prefer to go by small boats better than modern vehicles. Modern houses are many, but traditional floating houses are still there.

Source: http://halongbaycruises365.com/News/About-Halong-bay/1331_472_Halong-bay-floating-villages.htm

Xitang Water Town

Xitang Water Village at Night, by Rob SmithSource: http://places-to-visit-in-china.com/xitang-town/

Houseboats in Kashmir

Source: http://www.houseboatskashmir.com/Posted by Moly, Kashmir, India, 2009

Traditional Floating House

Traditional Floating House in Kalimantan, IndonesiaSource: http://travel.wikinut.com/Floating-Houses-in-South-Kalimantan/1g_skkfo/

Xitang Town is one of Six Ancient Towns in south of China. Xitang Ancient Town is located in Jiashan County of Zhejiang Province and one of places to visit in China. Xitang Town is one of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces’ cultural birthplaces and good places to visit in China. Xitang Town has long history, abundant cultural and humanized resources, beautiful sceneries, and interesting places to visit in China.

Xitang is located among water network where residents cherish the soil as well as gold. At the same time, the names of streets show the flouring and characters of town’s business as well as places to visit in China. Most names of streets are connected with ancient business and constructions.

South Kalimantan is one of Indonesia’s provinces and it is located in southern of Kalimantan island. Indonesian people always name it “the Land of a Thousand Rivers”.

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Heat, stoRm, Flood ,oR Icy cold, extReme WEATHER RAGES WORLDWIDE

“ around the world, extreme has become the new commonplace “ ONSLOW WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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EXTREME WEATHER

FLUCTUATIONS AS THE CLIMATE

REACTS TO GEOENGINEERING

What’s Wrong With The Weather?

Global geoengineering/weather modification programs are completely disrupting the planets natural weather patterns from top to bottom. The entire climate system is so totally out of balance at this point that it is swinging radically from one extreme to another. These massive fluctuations are being “forced” by the global climate/weather modification programs known as “solar radiation management” (SRM) and “stratospheric aerosol geoengineering” (SAG).

So How Is Geoengineering Effecting The “Forecast” Maps And The Weather?

The more the geoengineers spray to try and cool down the temperatures, the less it will rain, period. nucleation” is a chemical process that can produce colder weather/cloud temperatures and snow out of what should have been a rain storm at well above freezing temperatures. If the temps are already cold enough for snow, this same process can lower the temperatures even further, but at a cost, not much snow compared to historical norms.

Though the geoengineering programs can and do cool very expansive regions, there is a paradox, it comes at the cost of a worsened warming of the climate overall. The more they spray, the more they have to spray to cover up the damage already done. In addition, as already covered, the “engineered weather” comes at extreme cost to the environment as a whole. It is also important to consider there are likely many as of yet unknown aspects of the global spraying agenda.

What Is The Environmental Cost Of The Geoengineering?

This question can never be adequately answered, as the decimation to the planet and the entire web of life from 60years of ever-increasing weather modification with toxic spraying can never be quantified.

We now have massive global ozone destruction in the northern and southern hemispheres, mass extinction of plant and animal species (now estimated to be as high as 10,000 times background extinction rates), total disruption ofnatural weather patterns, and a complete toxification of our air, water, and soils. How long can life on Earth sustain this total assault?

Though humanity has damaged the biosphere on many fronts, all available data indicates that no single cause ofenvironmental destruction even comes close to the total decimation being inflicted by geoengineering/chemtrails.

Source : http://truthfrequencynews.com/tornado-destroys-homes-in-mississippi/

PROBABILITY OF BELOW NORMAL PROBABILITY OF ABOVE

The 8-14 day outlook from the Climate Prediction Center calls for a high chance of colder-than-average temperatures


Visit Yes, But Do You want To Live There?

The National Research Council (NRC; a division of the National Academy of Sciences) has recently released a report, encouraged by a contingent of Federal Agencies that requested an analysis on how to improve weather forecasting and facilitate shared modeling information on a broader scale, with decadal weather modeling rather than the millennial models that are generally produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This recent report emphasizes the need for broader sharing of data from different modeling strategies and the development of application tools (APPS) that can be used to convert results from one modeling strategy into a form of data that can be more widely shared and serve as input data for other models. As we move into the period in which historical weather patterns are less useful, models based on continuously updated meteorological data, will have to be developed to help guide farmers to optimize crop selection and whole societies that must become more acutely aware of changes in sea levels and plan accordingly. An increase in sea level was certainly a factor in the destructive force of hurricane Sandy last year. Information such as this is also useful for appropriate selection of our vacation sites for both time and location as well as the regions where we want to live.

Another source of useful information is the United States Global Climate Change Research Program (USGCRP) from whose 2009 report, Fig 1 was taken; this figure also appeared in the new NRC report. It shows the midcentury projections (2141-2160) for runoff (meaning the source of river runoff) from modeling data based on the current trends of global warming conditions and compared to the records for runoff from 1901-1970. What stands out is the projection for Southwest region of the country in general, but more specifically, the state of Arizona seems particularly vulnerable to changes in runoff water. Arizona is already a parched land, but it is projected to become even more so with a 20 to 40 percent decline in runoff. Currently Arizona gets its water from intrinsic runoff through the Salt River Project (SRP), which includes contributions from the Salt, Verde, Gila and Agua Fria rivers, from the Colorado River Basin (Central Arizona Project; CAP) that also supplies many other states in the Southwest and ground water aquifers that currently supply 43 % of the water for Arizona residents.

Fig 1. Projected changes in median runoff for 2041-2060, relative to a 1901-1970 baseline, are mapped by water-resource region. Colors indicate percentage changes in runoff. Hatched areas indicate greater confidence due to strong agreement among model projections. White areas indicate divergence among model projections.

Source : http://themillercircle.org/2013/01/

“what I worry about is climate change, because that would have untold effects

that we can’t even measure yet”

Susan George

A loss of 20 to 40 percent in river runoff is a big number and a decline of that magnitude will impact on all the current sources of water for Arizona. As the air warms, it can hold more moisture, such that the dry air of the Southwest will increasingly remove moisture from the already arid conditions of the soil, which, through precipitation (and a seemingly unholy alliance), will contribute to increased runoff in other regions of the country, including the Northeast and Midwest, areas projected to see an increase in runoff water. Hot air moisture absorption will also accelerate evaporation from water storage in dams, and decrease water availability in aquifers (the water table will go down, such that many wells will demand deeper drilling). Perhaps some may look at these figures and still conclude that Arizona will forever be a great place to live and that someone will make sure that there will always be sufficient water. Others however will look at these projections and decide that Arizona is a great place to take a winter vacation, while moving the state far down the list of desirable places to live.


COULD CLIMATE CHANGE TO BE A GOOD THING

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F or 30 years climate scientists have been saying that there will be benefits to a slowly warming climate: longer growing season,

opening up parts of Canada (and Siberia) to farming. But the downside is considerable: more frequent/intense droughts, floods, a possible increase in the severity of storms - more pests, stresses on crops, the list goes on.

However, any such benefits need to be seen in the context of a number of serious and widespread negative consequences that scientists have warned the world to expect: things such as rising sea levels, an increase in the number of people exposed to devastating droughts and floods, and a potentially massive increase in extinction rates. That explains why world’s most prestigious scientific bodies stated in 2009 that: “It is essential that world leaders agree on the emission reductions needed to combat negative consequences of anthropogenic climate change”. Of course, any comparison of specific positive and negative impacts is complicated by the fact that the effects of climate change will vary according to both location and time. For example, the science suggests that global agricultural productivity may increase during the first three degrees Celsius of warming, driven by gains in relatively wealthy high-latitude regions. During that time, however, productivity looks likely to fall in the poorer tropical areas, followed by a drop in global food production if the temperature warms by more than 3C – something that could be expected to put a huge strain on a world population expected to exceed nine billion by the end of the century.”

Source : http://www.startribune.com/blogs/121688203.html

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The U.K.’s Guardian has the glass-half-full story: “A changing climate isn’t inherently bad, and commentators who are sceptical about the risks posed by global warming often point to the benefits that higher temperatures could bring – such as longer growing seasons in cool countries and more efficient shipping routes through an ice-free Arctic. Even some of those who are concerned about climate change occasionally highlight opportunities that it presents, whether that’s a boost to UK tourism or a shake-up of global politics. Certainly it’s true that a warmer world could benefit certain people, species, regions and industries – at least for a period.


SCIENTISTS MYSTIFIED BY INDIA PHENOMENA

Rao, who visited the area, said that the hailstorm was confined to a small area. “While most of the ice chunks had melted away, some was still there,” he said, describing the incident as a rare phenomenon for this time of the year. But some environmentalists said the Met department should have probably answered why it occurred at Chevella and not in any other place in the state, for instance, Guntur had experienced massive hailstorm a few years back. But B V Subba Rao, a climate change expert, said that the incident clearly indicated drastic changes in local weather conditions.

“By saying that high atmospheric moisture in the lower layers and cold winds in the upper air led to the hailstorm, officials are giving textbook explanations. They are unable to give a concrete reason,” said Subba Rao. He further said that typical snow flake formation was noticed at Chevella which indicates that the precipitation pattern has changed. “This calls for a very close and intensive monitoring of weather changes but the Met department in India is not equipped to study these changes,” said Rao.

However, Dr Sagar Dhara, an environmental engineer, said that he had encountered a severe hailstorm in Guntur district during the 1960s-70s. “I witnessed bad hailstorms in Delhi during the 1980′s and even in Guntur district during the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1980s I was in a car in Delhi and there was a hailstorm pelting down huge chunks of ice and I thought my vehicle glass would be shattered. These hailstorms were much similar to the one in Chevella,” said Dr Dhara. He further said that one incident by itself was not indicative of climate change. -Times of India

Weathermen had forecast rain or thunder showers for Telangana districts for January 29 but had failed to forecast the unusual hailstorm. The hailstorm hit Mudimyal, Rabulapally, Malkapur, Kummera, Gollapally, Yankapally and Kammeta villages in the mandal. It damaged crops and killed livestock. Parts of these affected areas were left in one-foot thick sheet of ice. “Hailstones pelted down on my farms for almost an hour. Almost all the trees were left shorn of leaves. Exposed heavy duty plastic pipes were shattered.

Thick leaves of agave plants were shredded,” said Raj Kumar, a resident of Kummera. Officials said that hailstorm normally occurs during summer months but not in January. Last summer, there were hailstorms in Warangal, Guntur, Mahbubnagar and parts of Rangareddy, said M Narasimha Rao, assistant meteorologist, Met department. When asked if the hailstorm of such a scale as the one witnessed on Wednesday ever occurred, Rao said that there was no record and did not rule out such a possibility.

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Two days after a severe hailstorm lashed parts of Chevella mandal in Rangareddy district,

a two-member team of meteorologists from the Indian Meteorology Department ( IMD) visited the affected areas, but were clueless as to what caused the unusual phenomena and were only able to give textbook answers. Sudhakar Rao, director of the meteorological department, said humidity incursion in the lower layers of atmosphere and colder air incursion in the upper air led to a severe thunderstorm associated with hail in parts of Chevella mandal on Wednesday.

Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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digital rendering of a decentralized freshwater collection and storage system which uses existing infrastructure to create a new network of resource sharing.Stefan Al, courtesy of the university of hong kong

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Five months ago, WXY Architecture + Urban Design’s plan to transform a four-mile-stretch of the East River into public parkland was a commendable story about the city’s changing public park systems. Today, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, their East River Blueway is a critical project, a model for how New York will plan for a future wracked by mega-storms and rising tides.

WXY began work on the Blueway design back in 2011, the same year Mayor Bloomberg unveiled a sweeping plan to transform 500 miles of deindustrialized New York coastline into parkland. Backed by local community groups and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, the Blueway calls for the creation of a winding green thread of beaches, wetlands, and pedestrian bridges and paths that hug Manhattan’s eastern edge, a notoriously pedestrian-unfriendly stretch of land that’s overshadowed by the Brooklyn Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, and FDR Drive at different moments. “The Blueway really puts the emphasis on the approach from the water,” WXY Principal Claire Weisz told me over the phone. “The design examines the environmental and social value of the East River to communities along the waterfront.” The project’s tagline? “River to the people.”

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The challenge with transforming this tricky sliver of land into usable public space is twofold. Even on a clear day, the East River is finicky and fast--not an ideal body of water for public use. And when it floods, it rises rapidly and without much warning, putting nearby housing developments in danger. The solution to both issues deals with what Weisz describes as “soft edges,” a term that refers to design elements that can slow the river’s currents and withstand powerful storm surges. On the Blueway, soft edges come in the form of salt-resistant marshlands, sandy beaches, and bulkheads that reduce wave action. A series of tidal pools will keep kids away from the rapid currents while keeping surges at bay during storms.

The Blueway will cost millions of dollars and take several years to get under way, but as Weisz noted, Hurricane Sandy has served as a wake-up call both for New Yorkers and their city government--on February 7, Stringer pledged $3.5 million to the project. “Sandy made it possible to explain the things we feel need to happen, like soft edges and reducing wave action, that deal with protecting neighborhoods but also help to mitigate storm damage,” Weisz added. “The social side of infrastructure is becoming more and more urgent as our infrastructure gets more dilapidated and our climate gets more erratic.”

Source: http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671879/planning-a-new-york-city-that-can-withstand-climate-change#1



GIANT SEA WALLJakarta, Indonesia

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REKLAMASI PANTAI UTARA JAKARTA, INDONESIAcourtesy of youtubeCLEARANCE BRIDGE 100M

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PLUIT CITY JAKARTA MASTER PLANOCT 2012 © SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL LLP MARTHA SCHWARTZ PARTNERS

NORTHERN JAKARTA CONTEXT DISTRICT AND COASTAL


Deep Tunnel as Solution to City’s FloodsJakarta Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that the administration would move forward with its plan to construct a giant underground water drainage tunnel to prevent flooding from reoccuring in the capital. Jokowi previously said the administration planned to build the underground tunnel, which he called a “multipurpose tunnel”, from Jl. MT Haryono in East Jakarta to Pluit in North Jakarta next year. He said the Public Works Ministry had already studied the plan to construct the tunnel, which could also be used as an underground road.

According to him, prior to constructing the tunnel, the administration should firstly fix the city’s percolation pits, widen the river and return the rivers back to their main function. “[The tunnel] should be supported by other infrastructure. it is one of the solutions to keeping the water from inundating the capital, “ Jokowi said. The Governor continued that the amount to budget needed to buid the tunnel was Rp. 16 trillion (US$1.65 billion) and it would be taken from the city’s budget and from investors. “It could be from the city budget, it couls also be from investors. My job is to decide. All the plans were already there,” he said.

Source : http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/12/31/jokowi-sees-deep-tunnel-solution-city-s-floods.html

Deep Tunnel Illustration

Meanwhile, the city council deputy speaker and deputy chairman of the budget committee Triwisaksana said that the administration should carefully think about constructing the tunnel. “Don’t let Rp. 16 trillion go to waste. it should be planned properly,” he said.

Last week, the capital’s main thoroughfares, including Jl. MH Thamrin and Jl. Gatot Subroto, were inundated by floods due to torrential rain. The administration came up with several solutions to cope with the flooding, including building the tunnel. The administration said it also planned to dig a total of 10,000 pits between 100 and 200 meters deep in 13 areas across the city to cope with the flooding during the reiny season. (nad)

Deep Tunnel Drilling Mechine

Source: Civil and Environmental Engineering of Gajahmada University

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Jec grand openingJakarta, 2 February 2013

Arkdesign celebrates 15th anniversary with such a simple. The celebration was held in Arkdesign office located in West Jakarta, which was attended by the entire team of Arkdesign Jakarta.

On 2 April 2012 Jakarta Eye Center (JEC) has a new branch located in Kedoya, West Jakarta. JEC @ Kedoya have Hospitel concept [Hospital with a classy hotel services] and also the first hospital in Indonesia with a “green building” because it emphasizes energy saving and green concepts. The grand opening was held on 2 February 2012.

Dr. Darwan M. Purba,SpM with RI Health Minister Dr. Nafsiah Mboi, Sp.A, MPH make a signature on the sand.

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