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JAKARTA TANDATANGANI PERJANJIAN KERJA SAMA DENGAN ROTTERDAM
Jakarta, 12/6 (ANTARA) - Jakarta menandatangani perjanjian kerjasama "sister city" dengan Rotterdam, Belanda, yang antara lain berisi kerjasama dibidang teknologi informasi, manajemen pengolahan air maupun pengelolaan museum.
Walikota Rotterdam Ivo Opstelten dan Gubernur DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo menandatangani perjanjian kerjasama selama dua tahun itu di Balaikota Jakarta, Kamis dengan disaksikan oleh Duta Besar Belanda untuk Indonesia Martin Dukker dan Ketua DPRD DKI Ade Surapriatna.
Dalam sambutannya, Opstelten menyebut bahwa Rotterdam siap membantu Jakarta dalam berbagai hal, salah
satunya tentang pencegahan banjir.
"Jakarta dan Rotterdam punya masalah yang sama, sama-sama berada dibawah permukaan laut. Kami akan berbagi pengetahuan tentang penanganan banjir ini," paparnya.
Gubernur DKI menyambut kerjasama penanganan banjir itu dan menyebut Jakarta berada dibawah penanganan yang baik dengan melakukan kerjasama dengan Rotterdam yang telah terbukti mampu mengendalikan banjir.
Kerjasama akan dimulai September dimana Rotterdam akan mengirimkan lima pakar manajemen pengelolaan air untuk melakukan survei mengenai permasalahan banjir Jakarta dan mencari sistem penanganan yang paling sesuai.
"Kami punya banyak pengalaman tentang manajemen pengolahan air dan kami akan membagi pengetahuan ini," kata Opstelten.
Fauzi menyebut bahwa meskipun mempunyai masalah sama, namun Jakarta perlu mempelajari penanganan banjir dari Belanda.
"Belanda juga terletak dibawah permukaan laut, kenapa Belanda tidak banjir? Karena sistem pengelolaan airnya baik," katanya.
Gubernur juga menyebut Jakarta sebenarnya sudah punya manajemen tata air yang baik, meskipun mengalami hambatan di pelaksanaannya.
Salah satunya adalah proyek Banjir Kanal Timur (BKT) yang dijadwalkan akan selesai pada tahun 2009.
"Tapi bukan hanya BKT, perlu juga dibangun waduk misalnya di Sunter Timur, Cakung dan Sunter Utara. Waduk-waduk itu harus terintegrasi dalam satu sistem (pengendalian banjir," papar Fauzi.
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NATIONAL NEWS
JAKARTA, ROTTERDAM SIGN SISTER-CITY COOPERATION AGREEMENT
Jakarta, June 12 (ANTARA) - Jakarta and the Dutch city of Rotterdam have concluded a sister-city cooperation agreement covering, among other things, information technology, water and museum management.
The two-year agreement was signed by Rotterdam Mayor Ivo Opstelten and Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo at City Hall on Thursday, witnessed by Dutch Ambassador to Indonesia Martin Dukker and Jakarta Legislative Assembly Chairman Ade Surapriatna.
In his address on the occasion, Opstelten said Rotterdam was ready to help Jakarta solve various problems, including floods.
"Jakarta and Rotterdam share the same problem. Both are situated in an area lying below sea level. We will share our knowledge about flood handling," he said.
Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo hailed Rotterdam's readiness to help handle the Indonesian capital's flood problem. He said Rotterdam had proven its ability in controlling floods.
The cooperation would be started in September when Rotterdam would send five water management experts to Jakarta to find the most effective way of controlling Jakarta's floods.
"We have a lot of experience in water management and we will share it with Jakarta," Opstelten said.
Fauzi Bowo said Jakarta had to learn from Rotterdam's experience in handling floods as both cities had the same problem.
"The Dutch city is also situated below sea level but why does it never experience floods? It is because it has a good water management system," the Jakarta governor said.
He said actually Jakarta already had a good flood management plan but its implementation was still facing constraints.
The plan provided for the construction of the East Flood Canal (BKT) which was scheduled for completion in 2009, he said.
"However, we should not only build the BKT but also reservoirs, for example, in East Sunter, Cakung and North Sunter. The reservoirs should be an integral part of the flood control system," Fauzi Bowo said.
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