Environment

Land Level Sinks up to 9 cm Per Year

VIVAnews - The Geology Agency at the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources stated that due to excessive water consumption, the land level at several areas in Java has sunk by five to nine centimeters per year.

Head of Environmental Center at the Geology Agency, Damaryanto, said that based on research that has been conducted over a span of 40 years, four regions in Java continue subsiding causing the ground to collapse in several areas. Such areas include Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta and Semarang.

"When rainy season comes, the regions will mostly be hit by flood because the ground level decreases," said Damaryanto on Friday, Dec 12.

He went on to say that extreme water consumption causes shifting of ground plate leading to land subsidence. In addition, there is often natural clogging in the area due to quite new soil level.

In Bandung, land subsidence is also caused by Ancient Lake. Therefore, to anticipate land subsidence from reaching wider area, the Agency is restricting massive water consumption.

"We are not allowing anyone to pump water located 200 meters under water source," said Darmayanto. In fact, water consumption by using deep well is restricted to 100 cubic meters per day.

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Coverage by: Sigit Zulmunir/Bandung
Translated by: Bonardo Maulana Wahono

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