August 10, 2022 – 90 percent of the Jakarta areas, specifically the north, will sink by 2050. This is said by the President Director of PAM Jaya Arief Nasrudin. He added that the main reason is caused by the exploitation of groundwater that’s still happening in Jakarta.
“The use of groundwater is still very large in DKI Jakarta Province and makes many ecological effects become one of the threats,” said Nasrudin on Monday (8/8).
Nasrudin suggested a solution that can be used, which is the fulfillment of water needs through pipelines or prohibiting the use of groundwater. If the use of groundwater continues, he predicted that 90 percent of Jakarta will sink by 2050.
PAM Jaya has set a target that by 2030, 100 percent of Jakarta citizens can be served by piped water. Which, this has been PAM Jaya’s target so far.
The development of the Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM) in DKI Jakarta Province is one of the efforts to achieve the target of 100 percent by 2030.
“As we all know, according to research data in 2018, approximately 48 percent of areas in Jakarta have groundwater with bad quality,” he said.
The president director added that providing access to piped drinking water can reduce the exploitation of groundwater which has a positive impact on environmental damage, health problems, and potential environmental disasters.
Capital City to Move to East Kalimantan
He also said that moving the capital city from Jakarta to East Kalimantan is one of the efforts done to reduce the burden of land subsidence. According to him, moving to the capital city will lessen the number of people populating Jakarta.
Not to mention that the majority of government employees will migrate to IKN. This will have an impact on groundwater usage which has been the factor of land subsidence in Jakarta.
The Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria thought the same way regarding moving the capital city to East Kalimantan.
He noted that the reason for moving the capital city from Jakarta to East Kalimantan is to ease the burden on Jakarta, including lowering the groundwater level.
