Costs to build a deep tunnel system for Jakarta are far lower than losses the capital endures annually as a result of flooding, an urban planning expert has said. Firdaus Ali, the chairman of the Indonesian Water Institute, told a seminar in Salemba, Central Jakarta, on Saturday that the losses from this year’s flood reached Rp 32 trillion ($3.2 billion). “We could have a deep tunnel from this year’s losses alone,” he said. Read More
