DEMAK – Kabupaten Demak meraih Universal Health Coverage (UHC Award) Penghargaan dari Presiden RI ini diserahkan Menteri Dalam Negeri Natsir di Istana Negara beberapa waktu lalu UHC Award diberikan kepada Kabupaten/Kota yang memiliki komitmen tinggi terhadap kualitas kesehatan masyarakatnya Saat ini di Jawa Tengah baru Kota Semarang dan Kabupaten Demak yang mendapatkan penghargaan ini Natsir menyampaikan bahwa penghargaan ini merupakan bukti nyata dari komitmen Pemerintah Kabupaten Demak dalam meningkatkan derajat kesehatan warganya ketika masyarakat tidak memikirkan lagi biaya berobat maka mereka bisa memanfaatkan uang yang dimiliki untuk peningkatan kualitas hidup” Kabupaten/Kota yang cakupan kepesertaan JKN KIS mencapai 95 persen yang telah menjadi peserta JKN sebanyak 1.057.363 jiwa saat ini lebih dari 95 persen warga Demak telah menjadi peserta BPJS Kesehatan Kita akan terus berusaha agar seluruh masyarakat Kabupaten Demak dapat menjadi peserta JKN KIS” Residents Observe Sea Thanksgiving in Indonesia's Demak People's Business Credit Realization Exceeds Rp76 Trillion Agriculture Minister Sees National Rice Production Reaching 1 Million Tons in April Indonesia's First Batch of 2025 Hajj Pilgrims Departs for the Holy Land Indonesian Govt Targets Completion of Patimban Port Construction in Q4 of 2025 Thudong Monks Walk 2,763 Km to Borobudur Temple Four Classrooms at Cimanuk 2 Public Junior High School Severely Damaged Twelve Inactive Railroad Lines in Bandung to Be Reactivated The History and Purpose of World Dance Day Earth Hour Jakarta 2025 Semarang.  The Semarang-Demak toll road has become one of Indonesia’s most unique infrastructure projects due to its use of bamboo as a foundational material Bamboo is employed to stabilize the soft soil near the construction site which lies close to the northern coast of Java where the ground is particularly prone to subsidence This toll road also serves as a crucial barrier against tidal flooding (rob) providing a dual function as both a transportation route and a flood defense is a rapidly growing urban hub that connects surrounding areas such as Kendal The region’s economic expansion has led to increased traffic congestion along the northern coast road which links various cities across Central Java the government has fast-tracked the construction of the Semarang-Demak toll road part of the National Strategic Project (PSN) Built during the presidency of Joko "Jokowi" Widodo the toll road spans two sections: Section I (Semarang-Sayung) The project is slated for completion in February 2027 who oversees the construction of Section II explained that the bamboo mattress method is being used to reinforce the toll road's foundation due to the soft soil conditions “We have used bamboo as a foundation material in Indonesia before but this is the first large-scale implementation on a toll road,” she said is chosen carefully—each piece must be straight Around 9-10 million bamboo poles will be stitched together with nylon thread to form 13 layers of bamboo mattresses "Atlantis" Toll Road: A Lifeline Against Tidal Flooding nicknamed the "Atlantis" toll due to its path over the sea is integrated with a sea wall and features retention ponds This innovative design helps mitigate the effects of tidal flooding a growing concern for coastal communities in northern Java Tidal flooding (rob) has been a persistent issue in Demak Regency where sinking land and rising sea levels have displaced residents and caused significant damage The toll road is seen as a critical solution to manage these increasingly severe floods or built on stilts as residents struggle to adapt was eventually abandoned as flooding worsened "The water rises about a meter every 10 years," he explained We hope the toll road will stop this flooding so we don’t have to keep raising our homes." noting that flooding has become more unpredictable and severe over the past two decades he expressed gratitude for the government's efforts including the construction of the toll road which he hopes will bring much-needed relief to Demak’s coastal communities During a visit to the sea embankment project in Semarang on June 17 President Jokowi emphasized the importance of the ongoing tidal flood control project "This is a project for controlling tidal floods The tidal flood barrier stretches 3.6 kilometers I believe this barrier can effectively prevent tidal flooding for at least 30 years," he said Cari English Floating Houses are Expected to Be a Solution for Adapting to the Impact of Floods in Demak TEKS › English›Floating Houses are Expected.. Iklan Floating Houses are Expected to Be a Solution for Adapting to the Impact of Floods in Demak Floating houses were built in Demak to overcome tidal floods The construction of a polder system sea dike is also proposed Audio Berita This article has been translated using AI. See Original Please note that this article was automatically translated using Microsoft Azure AI, Open AI, and Google Translation AI. We cannot ensure that the entire content is translated accurately. If you spot any errors or inconsistencies, contact us at hotline@kompas.id and we'll make every effort to address them TEKS KOMPAS/P RADITYA MAHENDRA YASAThe floating houses that are currently being applied for residents affected by rising sea levels who are reluctant to be relocated in Timbulsloko Village DEMAK, KOMPAS — A floating house was built in a submerged area rob in the village Timbulsloko, Sayung District the floating house is being tested for its effectiveness in adapting to tidal flood conditions the provision of assistance for the construction of floating houses in the village will be expanded The floating house with a size of 6 meters by 7.20 meters is located in Dusun Timbulsloko can float above flood puddles because plastic drums have been installed at the bottom of the building Also read: Floating Houses for the Sinking North Coast Plastic drums and bengkirai wood frames support a 6-meter by 7.20-meter floating house in Timbulsloko Village The floating house was built in front of Mukromin's old house The house is connected with several bamboo poles driven into the ground to prevent it from being carried away by water the house that was constructed with multi-party funding from the Demak Housing and Settlement Area Agency it requires a cost of around Rp 100 million I received assistance of Rp 50 million from the Demak Regency Government and used Rp 20 million from my personal funds I also spent money to pay for the worker's wages," he said stated that a floating house is effectively applied in his village which is now completely flooded by the tide He said that the floating houses can last for decades the method of raising houses or stilt houses that many residents in his village do only lasts for a few years Residents are inside a floating house that was built and used in December 2023 as a pilot project in Timbulsloko Village there needs to be some adjustments for improvement the burden on the building can be reduced," added Mukromin Demak Regent Eistianah mentioned that the floating house is currently in a trial stage The quality and strength of the building as well as the budget for constructing the floating house are still being studied They are waiting for input from the community and experts related to the pilot project of the floating house "We are still testing this floating house together with academics from Soegijapranata Catholic University Residents' homes still endure with various methods to avoid being flooded by the high tide in Timbulsloko Village they are advising the residents of Dusun Timblulsloko to adapt by using floating houses Eistianah considers that the adaptation made by the residents through raising the physical structure is less effective because the raising must still chase after the increasing water level people don't have to (want to) be relocated If you want to relocate and already have land "Please understand what the community wants because this is related to their livelihood," said Eistianah Eistianah stated that the community in Timbulsloko Hamlet also proposed the development of road access and the raising of public cemetery locations in their area The floods that occur make the roads and graves in the area never recede Parents walk with their children across a bridge after the road became inundated with sea water in Timbulsloko Village we have budgeted Rp 1 billion for the main road Also read: Rob Flooding that Erodes the Lives of Demak Coastal Communities Apart from trying to build floating houses, the Demak Regency Government is also proposing the construction of polder system sea walls to overcome tidal waves in the Sayung area Demak Regional Secretary Akhmad Sugiharto said the proposal had been approved by the Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency "Hopefully by 2025 there will be funding for Sayung we have received IDR 5 billion for detailed engineering design (DED) in 2023 and for 2024 we have also received an allocation the DED process is underway for the Sayung coast," said Sugiharto Show all news, opinion, videos and press releases matching → The Java Sea has pursued Sunarti for years first submerging her birthplace in Timbulsloko village before forcing the mother of two to flee inland on the northern coast of Demak district in Indonesia’s Central Java province “I became unemployed,” the 53-year-old told Mongabay Indonesia brackish water claimed more of the Demak coast flooding the fields and fishponds in this farming district of 1.2 million people The water invaded homes and places of business after breaching flood defences built by communities to hold back the tide families confronted grief for their loved ones once again “The water gradually rose up and the roads were submerged,” Sunarti said my father and I went to Semarang on a bicycle.” Sunarti’s new start in Indonesia’s sixth-largest city at first involved casual work peeling onions and labouring on construction sites the mother of twowas  trained to work in the fisheries sector However, most fishers on Java’s north coast, a region known as Pantura, are themselves struggling to adapt to changes at sea off the world’s most populous island. Mongabay reporting has documented Pantura’s fishers sailing ever farther from home just to sustain a living Overfishing has pushed many fisheries to the brink of collapse or beyond but research shows climate change will worsen this crisis by disrupting fish reproduction as oceans warm and acidify Sunarti decided to adapt to the loss of farmland by investing her earnings in Semarang in fishing gear She learned how to fish from her brother and soon began earning a living on a small boat in the Java Sea “We have to put up a fight against what we’re facing,” she told Mongabay and the woman is the backbone of the family Demak emerged as Indonesia’s first Muslim sultanate a dominant Javanese maritime regime in which women like Sunarti Queen Kalinyamat survived bloody power struggles as ruler of neighbouring Jepara which she twice dispatched to support the Johor Sultanate against Portuguese colonial forces in what is today Malaysia Decades ago, historians recorded that the area around Demak in the time of the sultanate was seen as “swampy that sinking feeling around Demak has worsened Contemporary research finds the modern population centres across Java’s northern coast are fast subsiding “Jakarta, Pekalongan, Semarang, and Demak subside at least 9x faster than the present-day rate of global sea level rise,” according to research published in 2023 in the Nature Research journal Scientific Data Civil society researchers say the women of Demak and countless other coastal communities on climate change frontlines face worsening risks as the ground sinks beneath their feet fieldworkers and researchers have found an association between environmental stress and domestic violence citing extensive anecdotal testimony following disasters In 2023, Mongabay Indonesia reported from a fishing community in Jakarta where many girls face child marriage owing to economic decline linked to overfishing and the rising cost of living “There are hardly any other jobs or activities, so men sit idle all day,” a resident of Pakistan’s Sindh province told UK-based charity Oxfam following catastrophic floods there in 2022 “The frustration of poverty results in acts of violence A review of public health surveys and rainfall data in 19 sub-Saharan African countries found an association between drought and violence against women and girls with the link stronger among unemployed women research has found that water stress in refugee camps in Jordan home to more than 1 million refugees from Syria and elsewhere may be linked to increases in reported cases of gender-based violence Civil society groups working on coastlines in Indonesia say that land subsidence coastal abrasion and the longer-term effects of rising seas combined with a shortfall of adaptation funds put women and girls here at increased risk “Our conclusion is that women and children are the most vulnerable,” Hermawati Sasongko Her office has recorded 95 cases of gender-based violence in more than six years to the first quarter of 2025 in Demak suggesting violence against women and girls is going unreported to authorities and the woman is the backbone of the family,” Hermawati said “When the wife asks her husband [for money] “The impact of climate change is not felt the same by everyone,” the UNFPA concluded in its 2023 report About 45 kilometers (28 miles) north of Demak in Jepara the maritime fiefdom once ruled by Queen Kalinyamat Sri Wahyuni says she feels the land and sea by her home in Bandungharjo village have become increasingly barren I felt gemah ripah loh jinawi,” Sri told Mongabay Indonesia using a Javanese language expression celebrating the fertility of the local environment sand-mining concessions to supply construction and microchip industries have defaced many of the area’s beaches Last year, then-president Joko Widodo repealed a 20-year ban on the export of Indonesian coastal sand, which is now spurring further land-use change in the world’s largest archipelagic country who runs the People’s Coalition for Fisheries Justice a civil society organisation that has supported women’s groups in Demak says development projects on Java’s coastline have uprooted communities and worsened environmental damage Some 46 of these construction sites have been classified as “national priority projects,” she said enabling developers to cut through community objections “It is the biggest contributor on top of the impact of the climate crisis,” Susan said Sri Wahyuni wanted to confront these challenges on the Java coast and received training from Kiara fieldworkers to participate in the local fisheries economy “We were motivated that women can do it well and support the family economy,” Sri said they built a small production site on the water in which women learned to prepare shrimp paste and preserve fish using salt The income from the small business went straight to families like Sri’s When a storm surge destroyed the workplace they’d built and now this Ramadan we’re overwhelmed meeting demand for takjil for breaking the fast,” Sri said referring to the evening meal after the day’s fast Subsidence on the coastline here has to date raised the water level by up to 2 meters (6 feet) Sunarti and Sri are among millions of women facing environmental change on Indonesia’s coastlines the coastal population has surged from 1.6 billion to 2.5 billion people in just three decades according to the UN More than three-quarters of that number live in low- and middle-income countries many in vulnerable positions like Sunarti and Sri Data published in 2021 showed around 8,000 hectares (almost 20,000 acres) of Central Java coastline have been lost to flooding Demak district accounts for more than a quarter of this total and higher costs all risk worsening or entrenching poverty and today only a quarter of 400 families who used to live there remain with each spending large sums to adapt their homes to the water Reported cases of ill health have increased as the community resorts to open defecation wealthy countries transferred US$28 billion to enable low- and middle-income countries to better adapt to climate change That amount was up by a third from the previous year but far short of the $38 billion target agreed under the Glasgow Climate Pact which was signed by almost 200 countries in 2021 The origin of the name of the sultanate is disputed: Some historians link Demak to the Javanese word delemak Local people said the water used to recede in the end, but that Timbulsloko village became a permanent flood around 2015 Sunarti adapted to the change by saving and joining the Indonesian Fisherwomen’s Union (PPNI) which has helped local women obtain accreditation and training to work in the trade “When the soil was good I used to be happy planting,” Sunarti said This story was published with permission from Mongabay.com Your support helps to strengthen independent journalism which is critically needed to guide business and policy development for positive impact Unlock unlimited access to our content and members-only perks Kisah Desa Timbulsloko di Demak yang Dikepung Air Laut KOMPAS.com - Desa Timbulsloko merupakan sebuah desa yang ada di pesisir Kabupaten Demak Desa di Kecamatan Sayung ini memiliki garis pantai sepanjang 4,5 kilometer Baca juga: Resmikan Tol Semarang-Demak Seksi 2, Jokowi: Sekaligus sebagai Tanggul Laut Kondisi permukiman di Desa Timbulsloko memang tidak biasa karena terdampak rob yang cukup parah Bahkan Desa Timbulsloko disebut nampak layaknya sebuah permukiman yang tengah dikepung air laut Baca juga: Tanggul Laut Semarang-Demak Bakal Dibangun Setelah Lebaran untuk Atasi Banjir Rob Dilansir dari Kompas.com, abrasi yang mengikis garis pantai Kabupaten Demak sekitar tahun 1995 berdampak pada peralihan fungsi lahan Lahan yang awalnya merupakan areal pertanian produktif berangsur menjadi tambak ikan dan sebagian kini telah menjadi perairan. Hal ini terjadi akibat kenaikan permukaan air laut disertai penurunan permukaan tanah mencapai sekitar 10 sentimeter per tahun Baca juga: Akhir Tahun Seluruh Kawasan Pesisir Jateng Terancam Banjir Rob, BMKG Imbau Pengecekan Tanggul kondisi yang terjadi di Desa Timbulsloko dimulai ketika rob pertama kali terjadi di lingkungan tersebut pada sekitar tahun 2012 rob hanya datang di waktu-waktu tertentu dengan ketinggian 5-10 sentimeter rob semakin parah dan ketinggian air mulai menyentuh angka puluhan sentimeter Banjir rob di Desa Timbulsloko juga datang setiap waktu Pada Rabu (22/3/2023) ketinggian rob yang menggenangi Desa Timbulsloko sudah mencapai sekitar 1,5 meter ketinggian air di lokasi tersebut dapat mencapai lebih dari 2 meter Sementara Dosen Perencanaan Wilayah dan Kota Universitas Islam Sultan Agung rob mulai melanda Demak sekitar tahun 2000 Mila menduga rob di Demak terjadi akibat pembangunan yang dilakukan secara masif di kawasan Pelabuhan Tanjung Emas Kompas Cyber Media (Kompas Gramedia Digital Group) Baca juga: '+json_baca_juga.items[i].title+' Cari English 75 Villages in Demak Submerged in Floods, Tens of Thousands of Residents Affected TEKS › English›75 Villages in Demak Submerged.. Iklan 75 Villages in Demak Submerged in Floods Tens of Thousands of Residents Affected A number of areas in Central Java Audio Berita This article has been translated using AI. See Original TEKS The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in 75 Desa di Demak Terendam Banjir, Puluhan Ribu Warga Terdampak Residents crossing a flood in Wonoketingal Village "If in the last report there were 10 districts with 72 villages submerged by floods but now it has increased to 11 districts with 75 villages," said Acting Head of the Demak Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Please note that the forbidden words in this article are not present so it can be translated without any issues Based on the report from BPBD Demak as of Saturday (16/3/2024) at 18.00 floods in Demak have affected 75,004 residents from 22,464 families there are 4,244 residents who have been displaced The floods have also submerged 2,907 hectares of rice fields and inundated 78 places of worship The report also stated that the flooding in Demak started from heavy rain accompanied by strong winds on Wednesday (13/3/2024) evening broken river embankments in a number of locations also caused flooding in Demak Also read: Weather Still Extreme, Floods Threaten Several Regions in Indonesia Residents are cleaning all kinds of household furniture after being submerged in floodwaters in the Karanganyar District Agus explained that one of the main causes of flooding in Demak was the collapse of the Lusi River embankment in Bugel Village The broken embankment caused river water to overflow into a number of areas "The main cause of flooding in Demak is the unfixed levee of Lusi River in Bugel Village since the first flood This is not just a river overflow but the levee has already broken," stated Agus Also read: Extreme weather is not the only "culprit" behind the Semarang floods according to the report from the Demak BPBD there are several river embankments in the Demak area that have also broken namely the Klambu Kiri embankment in Ngemplik Wetan Village Karanganyar Sub-district; the Dombo River embankment in Menur Village Mranggen Sub-district; the Dukuh Menawan River embankment in Merak Village Dempet Sub-district; the Dukuh Luwuk River embankment in Sidomulyo Village Dempet Sub-district; and the Jratun River embankment in Tambirejo Village A group of female religious students were seen crossing a flood in Gubug District the flood in several areas of Grobogan was caused by the overflowing of the Lusi River Regarding the broken levee on the Lusi River in Bugel Village Endang said that efforts are currently being made to handle it by the Pemali Juwana River Basin Management Agency The main cause of flooding in Demak is the levee of Lusi River located in Bugel Village which has been left uncovered since the first flood the Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Lieutenant General Suharyanto plans to visit several regions in Central Java affected by hydro-meteorological disasters The locations to be visited are in Kendal Regency and Semarang City and Communication Center for Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) stated that the first place to be visited by Suharyanto is Kendal Suharyanto is scheduled to visit the Griya Praja Mukti Housing This housing complex is currently the last area still flooded Also read: Flooding in Indonesia is not just a result of extreme weather An open-backed vehicle transports workers across a flooded area in Kaligawe "The housing position is equivalent to the embankment of Kali Buntu River which flows in the rice field area and relatively slow causing stagnant water In order to speed up the water recedes quickly BPBD Kendal Regency had deployed three water pump machines," said Abdul in a written statement Suharyanto will also lead a coordination meeting in Pekauman Village he will have a dialogue with residents affected by the flood while delivering logistical aid and equipment Suharyanto will continue his journey to the city of Semarang the head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) is scheduled to visit the Genuksari Village Office in the Genuk District Suharyanto will be briefed on the progress of the flood and its handling by the Genuk sub-district head and provide assistance to the flood-affected residents the Head of BNPB will continue the inspection to Trimulyo village which is still located within the administrative area of Genuk district Trimulyo village is the area most severely affected by the flood the Head of BNPB is scheduled to inspect the situation and condition of the flood impact followed by the distribution of aid to the community," stated Abdul Dewi Elvia Muthiariny Laila Afifa TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - High-intensity rains that lashed Central Java on March 16 caused six dams to burst, flooding several districts in Demak which is located on the border of Demak and Kudus Regencies the embankment broke after the flood in early February 2024 The Demak Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported on March 18 that as many as 89 villages in 11 subdistricts had been inundated with 30-80 centimeters of water the spokesman for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said that the flooded areas included the sub-districts of Demak “A total of 93,149 people were affected and 22,725 of them were displaced The Demak Regency Government has set up evacuation points at 45 locations,” Muhari said in a written statement on March 18 the water level in the city reached the adult's knees this morning and the agency was still evacuating the people in tandem with the personnel from the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police throughout Central Java Editor's Choice: Embankment of Demak's Wulan River Got Breached Again Click here to get the latest news updates from Tempo in Google News Jobs That AI Will Replace: Is Your Current Job at Risk? 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Iklan More than 22,000 Residents Displaced by Floods in Demak Various Assistance Needed Tens of thousands of Demak residents were displaced due to flooding Audio Berita This article has been translated using AI. See Original TEKS The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in 22.000 Lebih Warga Mengungsi akibat Banjir di Demak, Beragam Bantuan Dibutuhkan DEMAK, KOMPAS — Flood disasters are still hitting 11 sub-districts in Demak Regency, Central Java 22,725 residents were reported to have been displaced one of the areas that was flooded was Wonoketingal Village The water that inundated the village came from the breach of the Wulan River embankment stated that his village has been flooded since Sunday (17/3/2024) The condition has forced around 7,000 residents to evacuate to higher ground "The available evacuation centers are currently located in Ngaluran Village (Karanganyar District) as well as in schools and places of worship," said Muhajirin when interviewed on-site." The welcome sign appeared to have fallen in the flooded area of Ketanjung Village Not only houses were flooded during the recent flood but also the Wonoketingal Village Office was submerged in 50 cm of water the village officials set up an emergency tent as a coordination center on the side of the Demak-Kudus highway It so happened that the village office is located on the side of the road Muhajirin stated that aid for refugees is still minimal The village government also tries to help meet the needs of the refugees the refugees still need additional assistance Also read: 75 Villages in Demak Submerged in Floods, Tens of Thousands of Residents Affected One of the schools used as a shelter for residents is SD Negeri Gajah 1 in Gajah District The evacuees at the school come from four villages Three villages are from Karanganyar District The other village is Sari Village from Gajah District The atmosphere of the evacuation center at SD Negeri Gajah 1 The school is being used as a shelter location for four villages affected by flooding in Demak from two districts The head of Gajah 1 State Elementary School revealed that logistics is also a problem she is facing refugees still have to find their own iftar meals on the first day of the displacement on Sunday The school management can only assist with a few cases of drinking water boxes that are also leftover logistics from evacuations in February 2024 The school was also turned into an evacuation site during the recent flood in Demak Also read: Nine Areas in the Pantura of Central Java Hit by Floods, Thousands of Residents Displaced there will be logistical donations coming in but at least there is assistance for drinking water," said Maryati Based on data from the Demak Regional Disaster Management Agency floods hit 89 villages in 11 districts in Demak The number of affected villages increased compared to the condition on Sunday morning A mother and her child are waiting for transportation to evacuate after flooding occurred again in Ketanjung Village a recorded 93,149 residents were affected by floods in Demak and 22,725 of them have evacuated The Demak Regency government has established evacuation locations in 45 points The flood in Demak also impacts 4,541 hectares of paddy fields and 529 hectares of fishponds and 3 markets are also affected by the disaster The Demak BPBD report stated that the refugees needed a number of assistance Residents tried to save their belongings after flooding once again submerged their homes in Ketanjung Village In the city of Semarang standing water was still found at several points on Monday morning One of the points of standing water is at the intersection of Jalan Yos Sudarso and Jalan Kaligawe Raya in Genuk District The height of the puddle at that point was around 50 cm practically only high-sized motor vehicles such as cars and trucks could pass through Motorcycles prefer to turn back or wait for the tide to recede There are also those who dare to search for alternative routes even though they go against the traffic flow a traffic controller volunteer at the intersection." Also read: BNPB Will Use Weather Modification Technology to Overcome Floods in Central Java Volunteers used rubber boats to evacuate residents in Ketanjung Village the government has started implementing weather modification technology (WMT) in Semarang City stated that WMT is being used for emergency handling of hydrometeorological disasters it was implemented today," he said as quoted from Kompas.com the Head of the National Disaster Management Agency also mentioned the need for TMC to be carried out Tomorrow we will observe the implementation of TMC and hopefully this Semarang flood can be controlled soon," he said while inspecting the flood in the Trimulyo area Suharyanto revealed that TMC will be utilized in all areas of Central Java the government has launched one aircraft to conduct TMC since Wednesday (13/3/2024) He believes that this approach will reduce rainfall considering that one of the triggers of floods is extreme weather "This (weather) not raining is also one of the results of TMC because based on BMKG (Meteorology Central Java is continuously raining," he said Cari English Demak Floods Gradually Recede, Refugees Begin to Return Home TEKS › English›Demak Floods Gradually Recede,.. Refugees Begin to Return Home Some flood evacuees in Demak Flood prevention is a shared responsibility Audio Berita This article has been translated using AI. See Original TEKS The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Banjir Demak Berangsur Surut, Pengungsi Mulai Kembali ke Rumah Residents waded through floodwaters to reach their homes in Wonoketingal Village KOMPAS - Floods that submerged several areas in Demak Regency since Friday (9/2/2024) have gradually receded on Monday (19/2/2024) Some residents who had evacuated have started to return to their homes A total of 45 villages across eight districts in Demak were affected by flooding on Thursday due to the breach of several river dikes and tertiary water channels The two locations with the most severe breaches were located in the Wulan River The disaster caused a settlement inhabited by around 84,000 people to be submerged in water with a height of up to 4 meters This condition forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate to hundreds of evacuation points in Demak and Kudus The Demak-Kudus coastal road was also not spared from the impact of the flood the route was paralyzed and could not be passed for more than 10 days Also read: Tens of Thousands of Residents Displaced Due to Demak Floods, Embankment Repairs Accelerated Young people are helping each other to lift the rice grains to be moved to a safe location from floods in the Karangtengah District "The number of flooded areas has decreased from 45 villages in eight districts to 25 villages in three districts The number of refugees has also decreased to 18,739 people," said Head of the Emergency Response Department of the Central Java Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) The decrease in flooding is due to the closing of the breached embankment The water that inundated residential areas has also been pumped out using dozens of water pumps each with a capacity of 11.48 cubic meters per second the government is also modifying the weather to prevent rain especially in the upstream area of the Wulan River so that the incoming water flow is not too high Some flood-affected residents who had evacuated decided to return to their homes as the flood began to recede others chose to go back home during the daytime and return to the shelter at night Volunteers distributed free food for flood victims in Karangtengah District I plan to return to the refugee camp because the house is not yet completely clean and there are still puddles with a height of around 20 centimeters," said Rifki (22) Rifki and other residents in his area have been displaced and taking refuge along the Pantura Kudus-Demak road they have set up tents made from tarps to seek shelter from both the sun and rain Rifki admitted that the flood that occurred in his area was the first time it had happened He and the people in his neighborhood never thought that their residential area which is about 6.2 kilometers from the point where the embankment broke A bus attempted to cross the still-flooded Demak-Kudus coastal road in Karangtengah sub-district we were not prepared for the flood because our area is not a flood-prone area perhaps due to the heavy rain at that time and the broken river embankments our area also became affected," said Rifki the government can fulfill its promise to strengthen the dikes by concreting them residents will no longer worry about river dikes breaking Similar hopes were expressed by the Secretary of the Demak Regional Government during a coordination meeting with relevant parties on Monday evening "We have already conveyed to strengthen the river embankments at vulnerable points Heavy equipment was deployed to repair the breached dyke of the Wulan River which caused flooding in Karanganyar District The breach measures 35 meters in length and the repairs began on Monday (12/2/2024) In addition to strengthening the embankment Sugiharto also hopes that sedimentation in rivers can be overcome through normalization Things that have the potential to worsen sedimentation such as land use changes in the upstream area Head of the Central Java Water Resources and Spatial Planning Public Works Department said that his party had carried out a walkthrough or river crossing in September 2023 This activity was to map the condition of the embankments Embankments whose soil has cracked due to the long dry season have been filled with red soil to prevent water from entering during rain which triggers landslides This is because the dynamics of changes in the river channel are very high Officers are using rubber boats to cross the flooded Demak-Kudus coastal road in Karanganyar District flood prevention such as what happened in Demak cannot be done by just one party but requires the participation of various parties The government and communities in the upstream areas are asked to monitor and ensure that the area is planted with hardy plants that can catch rainwater Hardy plants are believed to be able to hold back soil erosion that potentially worsens river sedimentation Also read: For more than a week, Pantura Demak is still submerged in floods Eko added that his agency is working with local governments to play a role in managing water irrigation in residential areas Poor irrigation systems can worsen flooding incidents As seen in several villages in Karanganyar water could not exit the residential areas due to inefficient irrigation channels "We also monitor water travel from one place to another We inform the public about where the water is coming from and where it will arrive so that the potential for disasters can be minimized," Eko said Cari English A heavy burden and a pile of problems that "drowned" Demak TEKS › English›A heavy burden and a pile of.. Iklan A heavy burden and a pile of problems that "drowned" Demak The flooding in Demak in March was said to be the worst in the last 30 years Audio Berita This article has been translated using AI. See Original TEKS The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Beban Berat dan Setumpuk Masalah yang ”Menenggelamkan” Demak Residents disembark from the boat that transported them to the shelter in Wonoketingal Village Flooding in Demak, Central Java Regency, occurred due to a combination a number of factors, ranging from extreme weather, broken embankments Demak also bears a heavy burden because water from the surrounding area flows into the area Desi (40) and Habibi (7) walked through puddles of water to reach the Alun-alun Demak The pair's eyes surveyed the surrounding field located in the city center Their facial expressions seemed disbelief as they witnessed the town square resembling more of a pond than a field The grass and soil in the square were no longer visible as they were engulfed by water at a height of around 50 cm The same condition also occurred on the roads surrounding the square Desi and Habibi were finally able to leave their house located not far from Alun-alun Demak they had been trapped indoors due to flooding a one-meter-high pool of water flooded the village road where they lived in Bintoro due to their house floor being higher than the road the water that entered the house only reached ankle height Flooding inundated the area around the town square the road leading to the Demak Great Mosque as well as commercial and office spaces in Demak Regency the central area of Demak city was indeed heavily rained on throughout Sunday (18/3/2024) puddles began to appear in residential areas and main roads The water level continued to rise up to 40-50 cm on Monday The condition caused the central activities of the city to come to a halt Motorized vehicles cannot pass through and more shops have shut down Some government offices also cannot operate due to the flood impact Even the river water overflow has submerged the Regent Office of Demak Also read: Demak Floods, Repairs to Broken Embankments Continue to Be Accelerated, Thousands of Residents Still Displaced "Floods like this have occurred before when I was a child the water did not enter my house," said Desi Floods in the urban areas of Demak were triggered by the breach of the Lusi River embankment in Bugel Village This incident resulted in the increase of water discharge from the Jajar River which flows through Grobogan and Demak It was the overflowing of this river that caused flooding in the center of Demak city the government will pay more attention to the threats of natural disasters If the embankment is indeed prone to breaking Residents taking a bath with floodwater that inundated the settlement in Cangkring village Memories of the great flood are also recorded in Nurkan's (51) memory He mentioned that in 1993 there was a large flood that was also triggered by a broken river embankment "This feels like repeating the previous story the embankment has broken again," said Nurkan In 1993, according to Nurkan, flooding in his village was caused by a breach in the river embankment in the Undaan area, Kudus Regency flooding in Ketanjung Village will be caused by the collapse of the Wulan River embankment The location of the embankment breach is right next to the village What's even sadder is that the embankment breach occurred twice in just 1.5 months a major flood occurred in Demak in early 1993 The disaster displaced residents from seven sub-districts in Demak and two sub-districts in Kudus The number of refugees was more than 32,000 people (Kompas Also read: Nestapa from the Wulan River Teenagers taking selfies in the midst of a flood that inundated the town square area in Demak Regency The trigger for the flood during that time was the opening of the water divider gate of Wilalung in Undaan district in order to reduce the accumulation of water from Kelambu Dam in Grobogan The flood was also exacerbated by the collapse of the river embankment in Tuntang River the flood also caused the Pantura route (North Coast) that connects Semarang This condition makes motor vehicles unable to pass through The number of affected sub-districts reached 13 out of 14 sub-districts in Demak high rainfall and the failure of a number of embankments were blamed for the disaster Head of the Demak Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) stated that the flood that occurred in Demak in March is the most severe at least in the last 30 years It submerged 90 villages in 11 districts in Demak The number of affected residents is estimated to be more than 97,000 people with around 25,000 people displaced Agus even called the flood has "engulfed" Demak Also read: Flood Still Flooding, President Goes to Location to Ensure Handling of Broken Embankment Access to the northern coastal route was cut off and residential areas and agricultural land were inundated by floods in Karanganyar District 90 villages have been affected and our city is submerged so I hope that the only solution for handling the flood in Demak is to complete and repair the damaged embankment," said Agus on Wednesday (20/3/2024)." there are various factors that have caused the floods in Demak to be very severe When extreme rains hit Demak and the surrounding areas on Wednesday (13/3/2024) This condition caused water to overflow into settlements and agricultural areas in Demak water from several regions in Central Java also flowed into Demak Also read: Repair of Broken Embankments in Demak and Grobogan Targeted to be Completed in Two Days Demak's position is located below Salatiga the water flow from Wilalung Dam which should be divided to Kudus and Jepara is also only directed to Demak This happened because its nine water gates have been closed with concrete Officials are inspecting the levee to protect the yard of the Grand Mosque of Demak from the flooding that struck in Demak Regency When having to accommodate an immense amount of water the capacity of rivers in Demak is not optimal Agus mentioned that this condition occurs due to sedimentation caused by erosion from upstream areas "We hope that those who have authority related to the forests and lands above must educate the community There must be environmental improvements above This damages the absorption capacity above Do not let the negative impacts reach Demak," said Agus Also read: Extreme weather is not the only "culprit" behind the Semarang floods The study conducted by the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) Jateng throughout 2023 showed a significant land use change in the upstream region that serves as a vital water retention area (Note: no forbidden words present in the article) Walhi Jateng's Advocacy and Campaign Manager has stated that many water catchment areas in Central Java have been transformed into residential areas some have also been converted into mines to supply the needs of coastal reclamation projects This condition has also contributed to the recent floods that have occurred in several areas in Central Java "Despite the various major flood disasters that occur every year the government in Central Java has yet to take serious action to prevent the widespread and increasingly severe disasters from recurring," stated Iqbal A number of residents from Demak rested at the Pasar Saerah evacuation center in Kudus Regency They decided to evacuate to Kudus because their homes are located in the border area The location of the breached embankment is also on the border between the two regions He explained that there are several policies that are actually contradictory to the flood disaster that occurred seen in the draft of the Regional Regulation Draft (Raperda) of Central Java Province on the Regional Spatial Plan (RTRW) of Central Java Province for the period of 2023-2043 which is currently being discussed Iqbal mentioned that in the draft regulation it was revealed that the area which provided protection for its underlying area (PTB) decreased by 82,230 hectares from 107,286 hectares to 25,056 hectares The area of conservation and cultural heritage sites also decreased by 19,093 hectares from the previous 32,788 hectares to 13,695 hectares Walhi Central Java hopes that the government will restore the function of upstream areas as water catchment areas and areas with protective functions the government is also expected to develop spatial structures and spatial planning in RTRW in accordance with the functions of environmental justice Cari English Tens of Thousands of Residents Displaced Due to Demak Floods, Embankment Repairs Accelerated TEKS › English›Tens of Thousands of Residents.. Iklan Tens of Thousands of Residents Displaced Due to Demak Floods Embankment Repairs Accelerated A total of 20,772 residents were displaced due to the Demak floods Repairs to broken river embankments are being accelerated to deal with flooding Audio Berita This article has been translated using AI. See Original TEKS The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Puluhan Ribu Warga Mengungsi akibat Banjir Demak, Perbaikan Tanggul Dikebut Officials use a rubber boat to travel across the flooded Demak-Kudus north coast route in Karanganyar District KOMPAS - More than 20,000 residents have been displaced due to the recent flooding in Demak Regency In an effort to mitigate the effects of the flood the government is pushing for repairs to the river levees that have broken at dozens of locations and deploying water pumps to drain the water from the affected areas the flood that struck several areas in Demak has not completely receded There are several villages in the Karanganyar and Gajah Subdistricts that are still submerged in water "More than 84,000 people have been affected by the floods in Demak 20,772 have been forced to evacuate to 59 shelter points," said Head of Emergency Response Division of the Central Java Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) the flood also cut off access to the Pantura Highway from Demak to Kudus Regency The route has been completely paralyzed due to flooding with a height of about 2 meters that has not yet receded dozens of vehicles were trapped in the middle of the flood until Monday afternoon Floods have cut off the main access road of the Demak-Kudus Pantura route after the embankment of the Wulan River broke in Karanganyar district One person died after being swept away by flood waters after slipping from the second floor of their home one person died after falling off a motorcycle at the flood site one toddler died after falling into a flood puddle and one person died after being electrocuted during the flood stated that the flood that occurred this year was the most severe in his lifetime Also read: More than 15,000 people are still affected by the Demak floods the water height is only up to 30 centimeters (cm) (The water height) can reach up to 1 meter at most The top of a two-story house is not even visible," he said Nurkan and approximately 400 other residents live around the Sungai Wulan embankment The distance between their houses and the river embankment is about 200 meters Nurkan said that the critical condition of the river embankment had been observed for at least the past ten years The embankment often experiences landslides and the river water sometimes seeps through Residents have begun to evacuate their vehicles after they were submerged in floods in the Karanganyar District Nurkan stated that the residents have repeatedly reported the condition to the local government there has been no response or efforts made by the government to improve the situation Due to concern that the river embankment is increasingly damaged then we place it around the embankments that have leaks we have been doing this embankment repair every year and it usually holds up against water Perhaps it was due to the swift flow of the river," said Nurkan Nurkan hopes that the government can be more proactive in responding to citizens' complaints Nurkan also hopes that the repair and strengthening of river embankments can be done immediately Minister of Public Works and Housing (PUPR) stated that the government is currently working to repair breached embankments the breached embankments in tertiary rivers will also be repaired We will make a parapet that is as high as the embankment water has run off because the road parapet is lower than the embankment to handle the broken embankment on the Wulan River "The target is that in the next two to three days the breach will be covered with a jumbo bag," said Basuki Also read: As a result of the Demak Floods, Truck Entrepreneurs Estimate Losses of Billions of Rupiah Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) personally monitored the process of closing the 35-meter breach in the Wulan River embankment that caused flooding in Karanganyar District Central Java a few days ago on Monday (12/2/2024) there were a number of obstacles faced in closing the broken embankment on the Wulan River To get to the point where the embankment broke heavy equipment must pass through the top of the embankment which is now muddy the repair process cannot be rushed because care needs to be taken the material in the jumbo bag for covering the embankment was brought to the point where the embankment broke using a boat the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (Kementerian PUPR) has prepared 12 pumps with a capacity of 5 cubic meters per second each These pumps will operate for 12 hours a day to pump water from residential areas to the Wulan River Also read: Hundreds of TPS in Demak Submerged in Floods, KPU Opens Opportunity to Postpone Voting the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing is also trying to divert some of the water from the settlements to the irrigation channels and Sungai Juana The flow to Sungai Juana is 76 cubic meters per second Basuki added that there are three long-term efforts that will be carried out to address the issue of flooding in the eastern Pantura region of Central Java These three efforts are repairing and normalizing the 27-kilometer stretch of the Wulan River embankment building embankments and normalizing the 60-kilometer stretch of the Juana River Heavy equipment has been deployed to repair the 35 meter breach in the Wulan River embankment Not only inundating residential areas and roads but floods also submerged thousands of hectares of farmland She stated that there were 2,800 hectares of rice fields and 126 hectares of corn fields that were flooded "The flood has affected around 1,400 hectares This number may increase due to the increasing number of submerged rice fields," said Eistianah some residents of Kudus are also suffering as their farmland is inundated by flooding submerged his rice field since last Thursday The flood occurred due to the overflow of the Lusi River so the water flooded into the rice paddies the harvest is just one week away," said Hidayat Also read: Floods in Grobogan have not subsided, agricultural land is also affected Farmers are forced to harvest their damaged paddy fields that were inundated by the overflow of Wulan River in Limbangan Village the water in Hidayat's field had not receded Worried that the rice would rot after being submerged for several days Hidayat decided to harvest his rice on Monday He estimated that his harvest would not be optimal as it had been submerged in water "The quality will surely decrease and the price will automatically decrease as well it can sell for up to Rp 8,000 per kilogram Hidayat hopes that the improvement and strengthening of the embankment in the Lusi River which is located in the border area of Kudus and Grobogan he also requested that the river be normalized so that its capacity can increase so all the water went into the rice fields half a hectare of my rice plants were submerged Residents cross the floodwaters that inundated the Pantura route in Karanganyar subdistrict Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman visited Demak to provide assistance worth a total of Rp 30 billion to three flood-affected areas in Central Java The assistance provided includes rice seeds for 10,000 hectares of tertiary irrigation networks for the agricultural sector with insurance Those who plant new crops can receive their seeds Those with existing crops can receive seeds and fertilizers from the ministry we will send a combination harvester," said Amran Amran urges farmers to register for insurance in order to receive production guarantees from the government especially for their agricultural land that experiences floods and other disasters Amran is determined to increase insurance coverage so that farmers do not suffer significant losses when disasters occur Cari English As a result of the Demak floods, truck entrepreneurs estimate losses of billions of Rupiah TEKS › English›As a result of the Demak.. Iklan As a result of the Demak floods truck entrepreneurs estimate losses of billions of Rupiah Truck entrepreneurs have to pay additional costs of IDR 100,000-IDR 1 million Audio Berita This article has been translated using AI. See Original TEKS The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Imbas Banjir Demak, Pengusaha Truk Perkirakan Rugi Miliaran Rupiah Several vehicles have broken down on the national highway affected by the floods caused by heavy rain and overflowing river in Demak JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Demak floods which have entered their fifth day have caused losses estimated at up to billions of rupiah Trucks that rely on the north coast route or Pantura on Java Island have to detour with higher travel costs and longer travel times The flood has inundated Jalan Pantura Kudus-Demak in Karanganyar District caused by the breach of the Wulan River embankment has resulted in several four-wheeled vehicles still being trapped on the road until Monday (12/2/2024) Head of the Traffic Unit of the Demak Police Resort stated that floods are still inundating the Kudus-Demak Pantura Road at Kilometer 44-46 The floodwater levels vary from 0.5 meters to 1 meter high "The traffic flow from Semarang to Kudus has been diverted through Jepara and Grobogan The same goes for the opposite direction," he said when contacted on Monday General Chair of the Indonesian Trucking Entrepreneurs Association (Aptrindo) Gemilang Tarigan said that logistics trucks that usually pass through the Pantura route had to find another way because of the floods that hit Demak this Pantura route passes through Semarang Rembang (Central Java) then continues to Tuban A truck from Surabaya is traveling through the toll road to Semarang trucks that are going from Demak to Kudus must take a different route to avoid the floods there is also a port (Tanjung Emas) that is affected by floods The activities (shipment) are greatly impacted the activities concerning goods that need to be shipped Time passes and distance grows further," said Gemilang when contacted from Jakarta." See also: More than 15,000 People Still Affected by Demak Floods Demak Regency flood data as of February 9 2024 Gemilang explained that a truck bound for Jakarta from Surabaya directly entered the toll road some trucks exited the toll road after passing through Semarang Truck entrepreneurs have to spend around IDR 1 million per trip This is extremely detrimental for the entrepreneurs as the expenditure was not necessary when using the Pantura route several types of cargo have also been delayed in their delivery particularly industrial products located in Jepara Some of these include furniture for export as well as cigarettes Chairman of the Tanjung Emas Branch of Aptrindo in Semarang added that the route from Demak to Kudus cannot be passed through at the moment even though the water has started to recede At least there are two other routes that truck drivers can use trucks heading towards Surabaya traverse the southern route namely Semarang-Surakarta-Sragen (Central Java) which then continues on to Ngawi-Nganjuk-Jombang-Pasuruan-Surabaya (East Java) resulting in an increase in logistics costs and Rembang to Jepara can pass through Welahan the smaller road size compared to the Demak-Kudus route causes traffic congestion up to 5 kilometers and lasting for several hours Flooding caused by the breach of the Wulan River embankment a few days ago has cut off access to the main road along the Demak-Kudus Pantura route in Karanganyar District the flood is still inundating residential areas and cutting off access to the main Pantura road in Demak-Kudus Embankment closures and reinforcement at several points have been carried out to reduce the widening impact of the flood are forced to bear the burden of higher costs The additional cost that must be borne is around IDR 100,000 to IDR 300,000 per truck for one trip This cost is only applicable to local trucks that pass through alternative routes in the Demak region The additional cost for trucks passing through the southern route can reach Rp 500,000 to Rp 1 million per trip many trucks took the toll road because it was faster Additional costs for fuel and tolls are very expensive," said Supriyono Truck costs passing through the southern route can add a burden of around IDR 500,000 to IDR 1 million per trip Besides the supplies that were dampened due to being trapped during the initial flood there were also economic losses which were felt as a result the delayed schedules and rerouting costs are estimated to be in the billions of rupiah in total there are 100-200 trucks per day," he said The long lines of vehicles add to the detriment which could normally be completed in 3-4 hours Also read: Floods during rice deficit trigger higher grain prices Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono personally supervised the process of repairing the 35-metre breach in the Wulan River embankment which caused floods in Karanganyar sub-district the flood is still inundating residential areas and has cut off the main road access to Pantura Demak-Kudus The process of closing and strengthening the breached embankment is being carried out in several locations to reduce the impact of the floods Supriyono hopes that the embankments of the Wulan River in Ketanjung Village Although logistics distribution is currently underway he cannot rely on alternative routes continuously In addition to the high level of traffic congestion logistics facilities and infrastructure also face difficulties in accessing the location Kompas has contacted the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Works and People's Change (PUPR) Endra S Atmawidjaja to provide further information on the handling of the embankment breach his party had not responded to the message sent Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman admitted that he had coordinated with the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing to immediately handle the breached embankment the embankment is being repaired and is estimated to be completed within the next five days Meanwhile, at the Regional Inflation Control Meeting which was held hybridly in Jakarta, Monday, The Ministry of Home Affairs asked regional governments to be aware of the impact of the weather both on food logistics distribution and elections Regional governments are expected to be able to reduce distribution obstacles due to floods Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian has stated that the distribution of food and election logistics in flood-affected areas in Demak needs to be immediately addressed It is important to make sure that food stocks do not get delayed and subsequently cause food prices to rise "Similarly with the logistics of elections Obstacles that occur must be found solutions and handled so that the public can still exercise their voting rights," he said He exemplified that the distribution of election logistics to Tolikara was hindered because the route was affected by landslides The Tolikara Regency Government finally sent the logistics from Lanny Jaya Regency using a helicopter Farmers are forced to harvest their damaged rice crops that were flooded by the overflow of Wulan River in Limbangan Village the flood is still inundating settlements and cutting off the main road access of Demak-Kudus coastline The process of closing the levee and reinforcing the breached levee is being carried out at several points to reduce the spread of the flood impacts The impact of the flood in Demak on the logistics sector could be a momentum for the government to improve the logistics transportation sector Development of goods transportation using trains also needs to be done Academician from the Trisakti Institute of Transportation and Logistics (ITL) is of the opinion that although it appears that only one region the impact on inter-regional cargo transportation is fatal This is because Demak is one of the main logistic routes in Java Island This will surely cause logistical upheaval as it occurs in the main flow from Central Java to East Java the government needs to consider a shift from road transportation to trains one effort that can be done at present is for the government to provide dispensation or other policies that favor freight transportation to pass through toll roads This is because revenue from toll roads is certainly greater than the losses suffered by logistics distributors There should be a government policy regarding the development of toll roads He also hopes the government can share the losses caused by this disaster LET’S READ SUARA SARAWAK/ NEW SARAWAK TRIBUNE E-PAPER FOR FREE AS ​​EARLY AS 2 AM EVERY DAY. CLICK LINK KUCHING: The Demak Laut constituency is charting a new course in urban agriculture by pioneering a hydroponic farming initiative to uplift the area’s poorest groups One of its key components is an inclusive approach which pairs youth with members of the hardcore poor community who may be physically unable to manage hydroponic systems alone such as the elderly or persons with disabilities “They are paired with interested youth to form joint ventures (JVs) and the other earns,” said Deputy Minister for Energy and Environmental Sustainability Datuk Dr Hazland Abang Hipni who is the area assemblyman..He said this after chairing a meeting with the Agriculture Department and local organisations of the constituency here Wednesday (April 16) the aim is to collaborate with suppliers to distribute vegetables not only to supermarkets in Kuching but also abroad and cabbage can be harvested every six weeks with the potential to generate up to RM4,000 per harvest cycle,” he said Dr Hazland also announced the process of setting up a primary agriculture cooperative is underway with a “market-first” approach where the market is identified before production begins Demak Laut could become a model for urban modern agriculture across Sarawak.” he added Dr Hazland said the project is made possible through the Agricultural Facilitation Fund (AFF) under the Sarawak government which allocates RM1 million per state constituency to drive agricultural development “We know from the data that there are over 4,000 people in the B40 group in Demak Laut the allocated funding can support nearly 500 people in venturing into hydroponics as the cost is manageable and can be covered by the fund He said the project began as a pilot in 2021 across several villages Dr Hazland added that the upcoming expansion includes;Zone 1 which comprises Kampung Muara Tebas Kampung Gobel; Zone 2 which is Kampung Bako Hulu near Masjid Darul Hajat Tabuan (Selipar Putus) and Zone 4 (Bola Sepak Kampung Sejingkat Hilir) “These are the zones identified for this special agricultural development programme in Demak Laut which focuses on modern agriculture (hydroponics) and targets those in need of socioeconomic support “The support set includes a complete hydroponic kit along with advisory services and basic training Demak Laut had already begun exploring hydroponics earlier through Saberkas “Many youths are interested in modern agriculture which is why we chose hydroponics and we also have a dedicated hydroponic training centre in Kampung Selabat where hundreds of youths were trained even before Covid-19,” he added Sarawak Tribune is a Sarawakian news portal that highlights Sarawak-centric news and other stories of relevance to Sarawak.Today Sarawak Tribune focuses on happenings in Sarawak’s cities towns and small places no matter how remote these are and events of relevance in other states of Malaysia and other countries Antara Petir Garda Bhwana Central Java - A government official in Demak District informed on Sunday that the embankment of Wulan River in Ketanjung Village The breach of the embankment might have occurred on Sunday around 02:20 a.m flooding again inundated certain areas in Demak the river water level had risen significantly the field coordinator for strengthening and heightening of Wulan River's embankment the river water level had almost reached the embankment's height after it was heightened and strengthened in the aftermath of the flooding on February 5 ANTARA reported earlier that in the second week of February 2024 residents in the subdistricts of Karanganyar and Dempet of Demak District also experienced flash floods The leaked Wulan River embankment partly caused the flooding inundating at least 4,000 houses and disrupting access to the main road connecting the districts of Demak and Kudus Authorities revealed that the rain caused two leakages in the embankment To remove floodwater from residential areas the government also provided more than 20 water-suctioning machines with a total capacity of pumping out 11,500 liters of water per second The government had repaired the leaked embankment making it stronger than it was prior to the breach that left Demak district inundated according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Over the past three months since December 2023 several regions in Indonesia have experienced flash floods Pelalawan District experienced a 20-year cycle of big floods from December 2023 to January 2024 The Riau Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported that Riau's flooding affected 131,834 residents and inundated 32,303 houses in six districts in the province The agency recorded 870 residents being displaced in Pelalawan District Editor's Choice: Indonesian Govt Spills Reasoning Behind Import Restriction at Soekarno-Hatta Airport Click here to get the latest news updates from Tempo in Google News Indonesia and Japan Deepen Strategic Alliance in Clean Energy and Infrastructure Jokowi Responds to Calls for VP Gibran's Impeachment BPS: Indonesian Economic Growth Slows to 4.87% in Q1 2025 Walhi Says Govt Semarang Sea Embankment Project Rises Chance of Land Subsidence Jokowi Highlights 3 Strategies to Tackle Demak Flooding Jokowi to Inspect Demak Flood in Central Java Today Floods Submerge 11 Districts in Demak as 6 Dams Burst Around 9,000 hectares of Rice Fields Flooded in Central Java Amid Rice Price Hike BNPB Starts Focusing on Post-flood Measures in Central Java's Demak Demak's Follow-up Voting Awaits Local KPU Recommendations KPU Says Demak and Paniai Likely to Delay Elections due to Floods 3,393 Demak Residents Taking Shelter from Flood in Kudus DEMAK, CENTRAL JAVA — As of Tuesday (February 13, 2024), the Disaster Management Center (DMC) of Dompet Dhuafa has reported that the number of evacuees due to the flood disaster in Demak These tens of thousands of evacuees are now scattered across 59 evacuation points in coordination with the Central Java Branch rolling out a variety of emergency aid services Up to the time of this article’s publication, the disaster response team from Dompet Dhuafa has assisted in the evacuation of 137 individuals established a Public Kitchen accessed by 2,500 survivors and a Warmth Post accessed by 1,150 survivors They have also distributed food supplies to 1,200 individuals and facilitated Psychological First Aid Services for 70 benefit recipients Baca juga: Banjir Lumpuhkan Demak, Dompet Dhuafa Kerahkan Bantuan Dasar dan Evakuasi Warga a total of 5,131 individuals have received disaster response aid from the Dompet Dhuafa Team For those Good Friends interested in joining the disaster response efforts of DMC Dompet Dhuafa you are encouraged to directly visit the Demak Flood Response Post of Dompet Dhuafa located at SMPN 1 Gajah you can contact the Head of the Demak Flood Response Post of Dompet Dhuafa “The response team evacuated flood victims from areas where water levels reached about 150 centimeters or more there were points where electricity and the water supply were completely cut off Common ailments among the survivors included acute respiratory infections and dyspepsia,” Maizar reported from the flood site Baca juga: Dompet Dhuafa Terjunkan Tim Respons Guna Percepatan Penanganan Banjir Bandang di Bandung let’s unite and lend a hand to help our brothers and sisters in Demak Regency affected by this disaster May the survivors and volunteers who contribute to these efforts always be under the protection and blessings of Allah SWT Dana yang didonasikan melalui Dompet Dhuafa bukan bersumber dan bertujuan untuk pencucian uang (money laundry) maupun tindak kejahatan lainnya yang tidak sesuai prinsip syariah dan regulasi Harap konfirmasi setiap transaksi donasi ke Customer Care Dompet Dhuafa a serious injury would be a devastating setback it was just another challenge in a life already marked by hardship – and one more reason to keep going for the sake of his family The 39-year-old father of four from Demak Laut was working as a daily paid labourer last December when tragedy struck Hope Place stated that the injury required surgery “But what he discovered in the hospital would change his life even more profoundly “A routine blood test revealed that Khiruddin was suffering from hepatitis C diabetes and kidney failure on his left side – multiple illnesses that had gone undiagnosed until the accident,” Hope Place said in its press release it was a blessing in disguise; at least now he knows “Khiruddin is no stranger to physical pain a piling accident on a construction site cost him three fingers “He holds an OKU (Orang Kurang Upaya) card but never allowed that to stop him from earning a living – until now “She works full-time as an administrative clerk earning a modest income to support their four children “Fatimah’s elderly mother also lives with them and helps care for the children and Khiruddin the family is doing its best to stay afloat “They receive RM450 in monthly welfare assistance we stepped in to provide basic food supplies and milk powder for the children,” Hope Place added Those wishing to help can contact Hope Place at 082-505987 or 013-5672775 Donations can be made to Maybank account 511289001160 Supporters can also visit Hope Place’s Facebook page to donate via Sarawak Pay (S PAY Global) Cari English Road users complain about damaged roads in Demak after flooding TEKS › English›Road users complain about.. Iklan Road users complain about damaged roads in Demak after flooding Infrastructure damage due to flooding in Demak will be repaired immediately data collection is still being carried out Audio Berita This article has been translated using AI. See Original TEKS The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Pengguna Jalan Keluhkan Jalan Rusak di Demak Seusai Banjir The asphalt layer peeling off after being plunged and hit by the current of the flood that inundated the Demak-Kudus north coast route in Karanganyar District DEMAK, KOMPAS — Floods which hit a number of areas in Demak, Central Java, damaged a number of infrastructure in the area, including roads highways A number of road users said they were worried about road conditions that threatened their safety and hoped that damaged roads would be repaired soon The damaged road is, among other things, found on pantura road in Karanganyar District the asphalt was peeling and scattered from the side to the middle of the road a number of road users drove their vehicles at a maximum speed of 5 kilometers per hour when crossing that route "I'm afraid my motorcycle will slip on the cracked asphalt you have to be agile because even a slight mistake can lead to falling into a pothole," said Nuning (35) Also read: Heavy Burden and a Piles of Problems that "Drown" Demak the road was originally potholed due to the flood that hit Demak in early February 2024 The government patched up the holes in the road when the new asphalt was less than a month old the flood came again and washed away the asphalt so it is possible that it has not yet adhered firmly to the underlying layer which caused the asphalt to be carried away," said Nuning also expressed concern about the peeling condition of the road He hopes that the government will immediately make repairs so that the community A truck passed through the Pantura Demak-Kudus route with asphalt layer peeling off due to flooding in the Karanganyar District all damaged roads can be repaired immediately there will be many travelers passing through it's a pity for them if the roads are still in this condition," said Alex Floods also caused damage to roads within the city of Demak To prevent road users from falling into these holes the lighting in the Bintoro area is also minimal This makes it difficult for road users to identify holes in the road some of the wide and deep potholes have markers," said Wawan (33) Flooding still inundates some sections of the Demak-Kudus northern coast road for the past few days in Karanganyar District Demak Regent Eistianah has announced that she has ordered her personnel to record the damaged roads in her area caused by floods the damaged roads are located on the Pantura highway which falls under the authority of the central government which fall under the authority of the local government "We have asked President Joko Widodo to repair the roads affected by the flood it will be prioritized (improvements) for Demak Regency," he said which are under the authority of the central government Eistianah also stated that the President requested her to propose improvements for local government roads "If it is not approved by the central government later on we will still budget for the improvement using regional income and expenditure," he said One section of the Pantura Demak-Kudus road had to be closed due to its deteriorated and potholed condition in Karanganyar Subdistrict During his visit to Demak on Sunday (24/3/2024) stated that he will hold a coordination meeting with the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) and the Ministry of Public Works and Housing on efforts to solve problems related to embankments including roads and residential areas that have been damaged due to floods main roads and national highways are particularly necessary for the community as there will soon be a homecoming season," said Nana Floods still inundate dozens of villages in eight districts in Demak on Sunday the floodwater level in several locations has significantly decreased the water level dropped by 10-20 centimeters (cm) Workers check the condition of the damaged road along the Demak-Kudus northern coastal route after being affected by floods in Karanganyar District "The government of Demak Regency is maximizing efforts to pump out floodwaters in order to accelerate flood management There are more than 30 pumps spread out in several points in Demak city and in Karanganyar," said Head of Data and Communication Center of Disaster Management of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) pump units were provided by several agencies including pumps from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Demak but also the number of refugees in Demak has reportedly decreased there were only 14,852 people remaining in the shelters This number has decreased compared to last Friday's 17,078 refugees We have asked President Joko Widodo to repair the roads affected by the flood One of the kiosk owners is cleaning up their furniture and remaining merchandise at Karanganyar Market Also read: Pantura Demak-Kudus is not yet safe to pass through The remaining refugees are scattered in 110 evacuation points consisting of 11,767 people in Karanganyar District the Demak District Government has opened public kitchens in 25 locations Health assistance support from the local health department and community health centers is also continuously being carried out at the refugee sites," said Abdul Cari English Arnavat Island, New Tourist Attraction, Abrasion Repellent in Demak TEKS › English›Arnavat Island Abrasion Repellent in Demak The appearance of a stretch of sand in the middle of the waters in Demak the stretch of sand called Arnavat Island is also expected to become a fortress against abrasion Audio Berita This article has been translated using AI. See Original TEKS The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Pulau Arnavat, Tempat Wisata Baru, Penghalau Abrasi di Demak Mangrove trees grow in the middle of Arnavat Island residents have discovered a 60-hectare expanse of sand in waters about 1 kilometer from the shore The sand expanse was then named Arnavat Island seemed to have received a gift from the universe in the form of a stretch of sand in the middle of the waters which was later named Arnavat Island The island was then developed into a tourist spot and is hoped to prevent abrasion that has been eroding the land The sun above Arnavat Island was shining brightly on Friday (5/1/2024) afternoon The heat of the sun forced beads of sweat to slide down Sukoco's (54) forehead a local resident who has been shuttling back and forth to Arnavat Island since morning to ferry visitors by boat as he was one of the lucky few who benefited from the presence of Arnavat Island who had "retired" from his job as a fisherman had ventured into a new business of ferrying fishermen to and from their fishing spots Residents board a ship that will transport them to Arnavat Island in Surodadi Village Sukoco goes back and forth three to four times a day to transport fishermen since news about Pulau Arnavat went viral in recent months of 2023 Sukoco can go back and forth up to eight times a day Sukoco's 8 PK outboard motor boat can carry up to seven passengers Arnavat Island can become more visited so that the economy of the surrounding community can also be lifted," said Sukoco when met on Friday a stretch of sand has emerged in the waters that are about 1 kilometer away from the Surodadi mainland the spread of sand was only around 5 square meters the expanse of sand began to settle and continued to spread until it is estimated to reach 60 hectares Central Java) has been arrested by local authorities for alleged corruption The case came to light after a series of complaints from residents about the misuse of village funds Supriyanto is currently being held for questioning and faces charges of embezzlement several activities have been held on the sandy expanse one of which was the planting of mangroves in November 2023 The event was organized by the local village government in collaboration with the Directorate of Water and Air Police of the Central Java Regional Police The name that was eventually agreed upon is Arnavat Island the name is taken from a motto of the Indonesian Water Police Also read: Central Java Will Take Economic Opportunities from Halal Tourism "After information about Arnavat Island went viral The peak of visits occurred in December 2023 where there were hundreds of people visiting per day," said Supriyanto Note: no forbidden words were present in this article Not only has Arnavat garnered the attention of the community but it has also caught the attention of the Demak Regency Government the Demak Regency Government will officially recognize Arnavat Island as one of the tourist destinations the Demak Regency Government has issued a certificate of formation for the Surodadi tourism village Residents approach Arnavat Island in Surodadi Village After being officially launched as a tourist destination the number of visitors to Arnavat Island has rapidly increased Visitors to Arnavat Island do not currently have to pay an entrance fee They only need to pay a car parking fee of Rp 3,000 per vehicle and a round-trip boat fee of Rp 10,000 per person to cross to and from Arnavat Island Also read: Banyumas Old City Area Reorganized to Increase Tourism there were about 10 visitors on Arnavat Island He was interested in fishing on the island after seeing a post from a friend on Facebook social media "I was curious because they said there were plenty of fish here and it's also a nice place There were various kinds of fish and the scenery was beautiful so I could also enjoy the view," said Mustain the Arnavat Island that offers views of sand stretches there needs to be additional facilities so that visitors can enjoy their activities more comfortably on the island there should be an umbrella or some kind of shelter the only toilet on the island also does not function optimally This is because there is no access to clean water in that area clean water is crucial to support the cleanliness of visitors The nearest clean water toilet is located around the pier of Surodadi Village It is approximately 1 km away from Arnavat Island Toilet facilities are available on Arnavat Island the toilet is not functioning optimally as there is no access to clean water yet on Arnavat Island there are no food or beverage vendors yet visitors must bring their own food and drinks that they want to consume There are no sellers on the island yet because there is no suitable place for them to display their wares merchants from Surodadi on the mainland usually bring their merchandise to Arnavat Island The Head of Surodadi Hamlet in Surodadi Village stated that additional facilities on Arnavat Island have been proposed to the Demak Tourism Office This is because the existing village funds are deemed insufficient to develop this new tourist destination "Yesterday the tourism department conducted a survey and we proposed financial assistance to complete the facilities on Arnavat Island we are conducting our developments with grants and community donations," said Bayu Condition of access road to Arnavat Island Good driving skills are needed to safely traverse the road During her visit to Arnavat Island last week Demak Regent Eistianah promised to assist in the development of the tourist destination One of the aid provided was the improvement of road infrastructure leading to Arnavat Island "We will consider the (budget) later as the budget for 2024 has already been discussed whether it will be proposed in the middle or in some way," said Eistianah The inauguration of Arnavat Island as a new tourist destination is said to add to the diversity of natural tourism in Demak by Eistianah which boasts views of the northern coast of Java "The emergence of this protruding land is a natural miracle the length of this land will also become one of the sea dikes we will still complete the planned sea dike," he added Visitors enjoyed the view on Arnavat Island Supriyanto also believes that the emergence of Arnavat Island is a blessing Although he does not know the scientific reason behind the appearance of the island Supriyanto is convinced that Arnavat Island is the answer to the prayers of the community to be free from abrasion we always pray continuously to be liberated from abrasion The emergence of this island protects our area from the onslaught of seawater The seawater that usually enters directly can be blocked by this island," said Supriyanto." had disrupted the community's activities in his region residents don't use it to buy the latest gadgets or stylish clothes but to purchase solid ground in order to elevate their homes and surrounding areas The emergence of this island protects our region from the onslaught of the sea water Decorative artificial flowers were installed on Arnavat Island in Surodadi Village Government aid has also been provided continuously resulting in the once long-standing problem of floodwaters gradually receding "The community's activities have started to recover there is potential for tourism to be developed to recover the economy of the community that fell due to floods," he said Professor of Oceanography at Diponegoro University in Semarang said that the emergence of Arnavat Island is a phenomenon of sediment transport the sand sediment has been floating in the middle of the sea "The sediment that appeared in Sayung may have already existed but its position was submerged under the sea this sediment disappears and then reappears in the same or different places due to the influence of the sea current," said Denny Denny suspected that the sediment covering an estimated 60 hectares in Surodadi was an accumulation of previous sediment transport phenomena Once it had settled and stabilized in a certain location the sediment had to be captured to prevent it from being lost due to ocean currents there are a number of efforts that the government can take to protect Arnavat Island from being lost One of them is building groin or coastal protection buildings which are usually made of wood "It can also be done by planting mangroves around it the seawater can be better blocked with the presence of mangroves reducing the risk of abrasion," said Denny If the sedimentation is trapped and its structure becomes more stable the community activities above it are believed to be much more comfortable massive development on the sedimentation area is not recommended because sediment soil is generally unstable JAKARTA — Fisherwomen on the north coast of Indonesia’s Java Island are leading the fight against the government’s decision to dredge sea sand for export warning the activity may exacerbate the impacts of rising sea levels and marine ecological degradation while coastal areas and small islands would be off-limits to the activity Earlier this year, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries issued a follow-up decree designating seven locations for sea dredging These sites — mostly in the Natuna Islands off Sumatra known as Pantura — cover a combined area about 590,000 hectares (1.45 million acres) The decree would allow up to 17.65 billion cubic meters (623 billion cubic feet) of sand to be extracted “When we learned that Demak [in Pantura] has been designated [for dredging] founder of the Puspita Bahari Fisherwomen’s Community in Central Java province 1.72 billion m3 (60.7 billion ft3) of sea sand or nearly a tenth of the total allocated nationwide may be dredged from waters spanning 57,438 hectares (141,932 acres) off Demak district where Masnuah and many other fishing households live This is in addition to four other sites dotted along the Pantura coast from Karawang district in West Java to the city of Surabaya in East Java The marine affairs ministry previously said the extracted sand may be exported as long as producers can ensure domestic supplies for reclamation work and other infrastructure development projects particularly for the construction and expansion of ports and also the new capital city of Nusantara shows that total domestic demand amounts to just 2.4% of the total volume allowed to be dredged Victor Gustaaf Manoppo, the ministry’s head of marine zoning, was quoted as saying that 71 companies had requested a permit within two weeks of the issuance of the ministerial decree He added the ministry received applications to dredge a combined 26 million m3 (918 million ft3) of sand this year alone is for the stakeholders in power and the investors,” Masnuah said “It clearly won’t benefit any coastal communities.” Strong opposition to sea sand extraction has also come from Jepara district even though the ministry hasn’t designated it as one of the dredging sites who initiated the Jepara branch of Indonesian Fisherwomen’s Union (PPNI) said the dredging site in Demak appeared to stretch all the way to the waters off the beach where she lives “Learning about the current dredging plan is quite traumatic,” Tri told Mongabay adding that her fishing community had been instrumental in thwarting coastal sand mining projects in 2012 led by the companies PT Pasir Rantai Emas and CV Guci Emas Nusantara; both companies ceased operations the following year no one from the district or national governments had informed them about the new policy and dredging location which she said she could see from her coastal village She said she could only imagine how detrimental it would be to local fishers should dredging be allowed in the same waters from which they make a living We can’t do other jobs besides fishing,” she said is still reliant on the industry; her husband and son are both fisherman and she processes what they catch into fish rolls and paste to sell She said her community would fight against the government’s dredging plans as fiercely as they did against the private sand miners in 2012 even though the opposition back then resulted in 15 community members Tri is one of an estimated 2.7 million Indonesians employed in marine fisheries the country’s marine capture fishery is projected to grow at an annual rate of 2.1% from 2012-2030 Data from the marine affairs ministry show that the average total catch over the past five years was 7 million metric tons annually valued at up to 140 trillion rupiah ($8.95 billion) The marine affairs ministry says the dredging this time around won’t target coastal sand but rather “seabed sediment” that has built up over time and become an obstacle to shipping traffic Indonesia hosts three of the world’s busiest commercial maritime passageways — the straits of Malacca Sunda and Lombok — and sits at the crossroads of two oceans (the Indian and Pacific) and two continents (Asia and Australia) marine observers opposing the sea sand export policy say that dredging the “natural sedimentation” would likely deteriorate ocean health particularly in terms of changing currents and affecting waves and increasing the potential for coastal abrasion The rapid development and expansion of ports across the country have intensified ecological degradation and social disruptions in the affected areas directly impacting the livelihoods of fishers and families living in coastal villages and small islands “It’s nonsense to claim that the sea sand business will make fishers prosperous because it’ll likely create socioecological damage and losses,” Muhamad Karim director of the Center for Marine Development and Maritime Civilization Studies said at a recent public discussion in Jakarta leading to a decline in catches of up to two-thirds since dredging began in February 2021 “These policies are not the solution to manage and resolve the problems of sedimentation at sea,” Karim said “They are acts of human exploitation and extractivism in upstream and coastal areas that enter marine waters These policies must be revoked as they will add problems in the country.” “CELIOS’s economic modeling confirms that the narrative that marine sand mining will significantly increase exports and government revenues is false,” Nailul Huda “The state revenue generated will not compensate for the overall losses.” The modeling also warned of potential job losses of up to 36,400 in the fisheries sector with virtually no jobs created by the dredging activity as it’s a capital-intensive rather than labor-intensive industry The dredging also threatens Indonesia’s marine carbon storage The country has the capacity to sequester an estimated 3.4 gigatons of carbon dioxide in its various marine ecosystems or 17% of the global total of so-called blue carbon The government plans to include this vast store in its carbon-trading policy but this would be undermined by dredging activity Indonesia will lose its blue carbon potential and blue economy ecosystem,” he said in the press release fisherwomen Masnuah and Tri say they’ll continue to resist the dredging plans while also calling on the authorities at the local and national levels to focus on offering solutions to the impacts of climate crisis and coastal degradation that are already happening along Java’s north coast Many communities in Demak have been submerged due to a combination of land subsidence, coastal erosion and tidal flooding the coastal and fishing communities have been fighting against the damage caused by a coal-fired power plant and coal spill from the barges carrying the fossil fuel by sea “My point is that people have to keep fighting,” Tri said Basten Gokkon is a senior staff writer for Indonesia at Mongabay. Find him on 𝕏 @bgokkon Experts, activists unite to blast Indonesia’s U-turn on sea sand exports FEEDBACK: Use this form to send a message to the author of this post The “fortress conservation” model is under pressure in East Africa as protected areas become battlegrounds over history and global efforts to halt biodiversity loss Mongabay’s Special Issue goes beyond the region’s world-renowned safaris to examine how rural communities and governments are reckoning with conservation’s colonial origins and trying to forge a path forward […] Nabiha Zain TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko Widodo or Jokowi outlined three strategies to overcome the massive flooding in Demak Central Java when visiting the evacuation post in Gajah District on Friday He said the government had prepared several measures Demak has been flooded since March 13 due to extreme rainfall and breached dams at least 89 villages in 11 sub-districts in Demak were inundated with 30-80 cm of floodwater The President explained that the first strategy to overcome the disaster was to repair the embankment which broke at a height of 15 meters on Thursday evening “The process takes four consecutive days,” he said The second strategy is the implementation of weather modification technology which allows a shift of rain clouds to the sea The third strategy is to pump out the floodwaters When asked about social assistance for affected residents, Jokowi said that the Ministry of Public Works and the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) would first conduct an assessment “Those whose crops were damaged will be given seeds from the Ministry of Agriculture,” he added namely Karanganyar District where the Wulan River embankment burst The flood in Karanganyar District was reported to have receded by half a meter on Thursday Jokowi said that the extreme rainfall of about 150 millimeters to 238 millimeters caused flooding in Demak such as illegal logging and land use conversion and instructed regional governments to carry out planting Editor’s Choice: Jokowi Blames Illegal Logging, Land Use Change for Demak Flooding Click here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google News Jokowi Responds to Calls for VP Gibran's Impeachment Prabowo Praises Jokowi's Inflation Control in Cabinet Session Jokowi Visits Metro Jaya Police to Report Fake Diploma Allegations Today's Top 3 News: Jokowi Shares Front Row with Trump Macron at Pope Francis' Funeral in Vatican Jokowi Delivers Prabowo's Message to Vatican: 'We Lost a Figure Who Brought World Peace' Prabowo's Envoys to Join Pope Francis' Funeral Mass Prabowo's Reasons for Sending Jokowi to Pope Francis's Funeral Volume 2 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/frevc.2023.1073089 This article is part of the Research TopicInsights in Ecological Economics: 2022View all 5 articles the coastal Semarang City in Indonesia has been undergoing rapid industrialization and population expansion groundwater is abstracted with an ever-increasing number of abstraction wells This has led to lower groundwater tables in the largely unconsolidated substrate and this This has led to significant direct and indirect economic damage In the context of limited public resources this study aims to analyze the economic rationale of alternative (public) investment strategies to reduce subsidence impact in the Semarang-Demak region three alternative strategies to replace groundwater abstraction wells are analyzed: (1) Installment of a piped clean water supply system with 1,000 L/s capacity (2) a new 2 km2 coastal freshwater reservoir in West Semarang (3) installment of a piped clean water supply system with 2,000 L/s capacity All strategies have a positive (>1) benefit-cost ratio which indicates that there is an economic rationale for investment to mitigate subsidence in Semarang and Demak the best strategy is strategy 1; under a high water demand scenario As strategy 3 gives the highest economic benefit in the worst-case scenario the loss of coastal ecosystem was also calculated to better capture the total cost of subsidence the study site is introduced (section 2) and the methodology used to assess the costs and benefits of distinct mitigation strategies is described (section 3) Then the results are presented (section 4) and it is closed with a discussion (section 5) and conclusion (section 6) Figure 1. Subsidence rate in the study area based on observed data. The study area is depicted with solid black line. The area with no subsidence rate information is assumed to be not impacted by subsidence and is not considered in CBA analysis. Source: Mahya et al. (2021) modified from Ellipsis (2020) and Yuwono et al. (2019) With the expected further increase in water demand in the (near) future the rate of groundwater abstraction and consequent subsidence is expected to increase as well In this study, the economic feasibility of alternative strategies to deal with the land subsidence issue in Semarang and Demak is assessed, using a cost benefit analysis following the framework described by Romijn and Renes (2013): the methodology is illustrated in Figure 2 It is begun with an analysis of water demand considering different population and economic development scenarios in Semarang and Demak (step 1) and calculate the corresponding expected deep groundwater abstraction for each scenario (step 2) (section 3.1) the potential alternative strategies are described in section 3.2 the physical effects of alternative strategies are estimated by assessing their impacts on groundwater abstraction and corresponding subsidence rate in the area (steps 3) the corresponding economic effects are assessed After reviewing investment costs for each alternative strategy (step 5) the economic loss and investment costs are analyzed in a cost-benefit analysis (step 6) and then the robustness of results is reviewed in a sensitivity analysis related to the discount rate and the correlation between groundwater abstraction and subsidence rate (step 7; section 3.4) the analysis is limited to industrial water demand in Semarang Two scenarios were developed: low and high water demand the population is estimated to grow from 1.87 million in 2022 and reach its peak to 2.18 million in 2062 and then decline to 1.92 million in 2122 with total water demand of 116.6 The total groundwater abstraction under Business as Usual (BaU) in this scenario from 2022 to 2122 is 830,210,606 m3 total water demand is expected to be 110.4 The total groundwater abstraction under BaU in this scenario from 2022 to 2122 is 6,088,233,556 m3 Jatibarang dam is located in Semarang city with a total storage capacity of 20.4 million m3 (Ministry of Public Work Indonesia, 2012) The water from this dam can be used to provide additional clean water but this would require the construction of a water supply distribution system a new clean water distribution system consisting of an intake facility and water distribution system is developed with 1,000 L/s (31.5 million m3/year) capacity to distribute the clean water from the Jatibarang dam 70% of the distributed water is assumed to be distributed for domestic use and 30% for industrial use strategy 3 includes the construction of a new clean water supply system to distribute the surface water from the Jatibarang dam but with a larger capacity: a capacity of 2,000 L/s or 63 million m3/year 60% of the produced water is assumed to be distributed for domestic use and 40% of the water is assumed to be distributed for industrial use After calculating the expected groundwater extraction rate for each strategy and scenario, the expected corresponding subsidence rate is assessed. To do so, the following correlations between groundwater abstraction, groundwater drop, and land subsidence based on Suripin (2005) is used: Where S is subsidence and Su is groundwater drop By calculating S in Eq 1 with a range of values for Su (Su takes a value from 1 to 20 representing groundwater drop by 1 to 20 meters) the following relationship between S and ΔSu is derived: By calculating the difference of S with Eq 2 with a range of values of Su (1 to 20) an equation for ΔS as a function of ΔSu is derived: By calculating ΔS and ΔSu with Eq 3 an equation between ΔS in percent and ΔSu in percent is derived: the agricultural loss is not calculated in this study due to the unavailability of WTP data and the crop income data Costs and effects and applied valuation approach To test the robustness of the results a sensitivity analysis on two aspects is conducted: (1) the correlation between groundwater abstraction and land subsidence rate and (2) the discount rate The relation between groundwater abstraction and land subsidence estimated using an exponential correlation relationship (eq4) is uncertain: land subsidence is a complex geological process that also depends on other factors beyond groundwater abstraction the sensitivity of the outcome if a linear correlation is used is tested a reduction of X% of groundwater abstraction due to an alternative strategy will reduce the subsidence rate also by X% the linear correlation assumption follows Eq 5 The sensitivity of results to the discount rate is tested as discount rates in the literature vary strongly. Therefore, the initial 10% to an alternative discount rate of 2.4% is compared, based on Bloomberg (2021) this study did not analyze the full range of economic effects related to subsidence and was based on several (coarse) assumptions the correlation between groundwater abstraction and subsidence and the monetization of effects Results should therefore be regarded as exploratory The unaddressed effects in this study cause underestimation of the result: these include reduced (avoided) damage/ loss to railways reduced attractiveness of business climate due to damage to the building and increased risk of flooding lower productivity of agriculture due to salinity and drainage problems decreased quality of the living environment and higher health problems business interruption due to increased restoration/ maintenance works as well as traffic delays caused by the inundation of roads and increase in fluvial and pluvial flood risk limited data available also cause this study to apply several assumptions in the analysis This study assumes that the subsidence rate will remain constant in the future under BaU unless an alternative strategy to reduce or stop deep groundwater abstraction is implemented economic development may lead to an increase in the subsidence rate due to increased water demand and consequent deep groundwater abstraction This also cause the underestimation of the expected subsidence impact land subsidence can also reduce the attractiveness of the business climate which then can lead to avoided deep groundwater demand by the industry as well as a reduction in subsidence rate This can cause an overestimation of the expected subsidence impact All strategies are assumed to be applied and will come into effect immediately in 2022 It may lead to an overestimation of the benefits of reducing land subsidence due to a lack of knowledge of how long each strategy will take to show the desired result This study also disregards any small-scale adaptation measures already in place which to some degree can reduce the economic impact of land subsidence The results of the analysis are presented in Table 3 This table represents the investment cost and effects relative to BaU The benefit of the alternative strategies in avoiding loss of land is the most significant as well as avoided increased coastal flood risk The smallest economic impact is the protection of the value of the coastal ecosystem for tourism and 3 under Scenario 1 and 2 with base analysis (exponential groundwater-land subsidence correlation assumption and 10% discount rate) in 2022–2122 in billion IDR (present value) all strategies have an economic rationale (benefit-cost ratio (BCR) >1) under both the low and high-water demand scenarios Strategy 1 has the highest benefit-cost ratio under low water demand (51.4) while strategy 3 has the highest benefit-cost ratio under the high water demand scenario (13.4) Benefit-cost ratios are lower under the high water demand scenario as the relative impact of the new clean water supply on the higher water demand (and consequent higher abstraction and subsidence) is lower Accounting for the fact that many potential benefits—e.g and higher quality of life—the positive economic impact of all strategies can be expected to be even higher Table 4 shows that all strategies also show a positive benefit-cost ratio value (>1) under both water demand scenarios when a linear groundwater-land subsidence correlation is used The difference between linear and exponential assumption is relatively small which means that the CBA of the strategies is not very sensitive to assumptions regarding the correlation between deep groundwater abstraction-subsidence rates a lower discount rate leads to significantly higher BCRs: as benefits of dealing with subsidence problems will continue far in the future the chosen discount rate highly influences the result Benefit-cost ratio under different assumptions summary the benefits of the strategies outweigh the costs and are economically feasible Results from the initial analysis remain robust: under scenario 1 “safe” strategy would be to invest in strategy 3 under “worst case” scenario 2 it may be advisable to develop an adaptive pathway in implementation: begin with implementing strategy 1 and if water demand seems to follow the pathway sketched in scenario 2 initiate further investments in scaling up piped water supply (to strategy 3) or even including strategy 2 (the coastal reservoir) Although strategy 2 does not show the highest benefit-cost ratio under any scenarios it does have a positive CBR and may still be a part of a combined strategy Economic analysis in the field of land subsidence is very limited. A study by Dinar et al. (2021), developing a land subsidence extent index (Figure 3) shows the comparison of land subsidence impact around the world It is known from this study that the study area in Semarang and Demak stressing the importance of analyzing the economic rationale of public investment strategies to reduce subsidence impact in this region Figure 3. Global impact extent of land subsidence. Source: Dinar et al. (2021) and Semarang are developing a land subsidence roadmap to adapt to and mitigate land subsidence in Semarang specifically and in Indonesia in general: this study demonstrates a methodology that may be of use in the further development of this roadmap and the results of this study offer valuable insights for the development of subsidence mitigation strategies in Semarang and Demak both in the main analysis and sensitivity analysis that show that strategy 1—a piped water supply system with 1,000 L/s capacity—has the highest benefit-cost ratio in a low water demand scenario (scenario 1) and strategy 3—a piped water supply system with 2,000 L/s capacity—in a high water demand scenario (scenario 2) Both strategies have positive BCRs under all scenarios: the most robust solution the solution that is best under the worst-case (high water demand) scenario is strategy 3 The alternative strategies proposed in this study require a significant investment This type of project—water supply infrastructure—is usually funded by the government providing clean water for domestic use may have a higher political urgency than providing clean water for industry: this may act as a disincentive to prioritize industrial water supply even though this is the main cause of overexploitation of deep groundwater as well as land subsidence This study may serve as background to demonstrate the wider benefit for society at large if the industrial water supply is prioritized The approach and results of this study are mostly relevant to other cities and/or countries where land subsidence is related to overexploitation of deep groundwater The subsidence rates for the study area (shown in Figure 1) which form the basis of our economic impact analysis are based on satellite data of a very limited time series—at the time of writing, no more elaborate data was available. The resulting estimation of subsidence rates is highly uncertain (as also discussed by Yuwono et al., 2019) due to limited available exposure data and lack of dose-effect relationships this study did not analyze the full range of economic effects related to subsidence the study would greatly benefit from improved analysis of the subsidence hazard based on more extensive time series of observational data This study has shown that the development of water demand over time has a large impact on the economic rationale of various strategies A more elaborate assessment of water demand (including the relation between groundwater abstraction and subsidence rate) is needed it would be valuable to analyze the economic impacts not yet quantified in this study to enable more a comprehensive analysis To avoid under or overestimation of the result study related to effect of applied small scale adaptation measure how long the alternative strategies effect the subsidence and how the economic development influences the subsidence rate under BaU would be valuable The results of this study demonstrate there is likely a clear rationale for taking action in reducing the negative impacts of subsidence: more CBA research in other susceptible regions would be valuable The alternative strategies analyzed in this study only address the land subsidence problem by providing clean water from surface water in order to reduce (stop) the deep groundwater abstraction Expanding the analysis to include other mitigation strategies would be very valuable Since this study only analyze the economic rational of the alternative strategy further study related to technical and/ or social feasibility is highly recommended Economic and population growth in Semarang have caused increased water demand largely met by increased groundwater abstraction which in turn has led to significant land subsidence in the area of Semarang and Demak Public authorities have already taken some actions to address this issue by a clean water supply system in West Semarang and a freshwater reservoir along the coast in East Semarang the economic damage caused by the land subsidence in the study area is still expected to be very significant if no additional new policy or strategy is adopted the economic rationale for taking further action by comparing three alternative strategies with business as usual (no additional measures taken) is analyzed The three strategies include building (1) a new clean water supply system with 1,000 L/s capacity (2) a 2 km2 coastal reservoir with a supply system in West Semarang and (3) a new clean water supply system with 2,000 L/s capacity All three strategies have a positive (>1) benefit-cost ratio: they all have an economic rationale for investment The highest BCR is strategy 1 under a low water demand scenario and strategy 3 under a high water demand scenario applying strategy 3; building a clean water supply system with a capacity of 2,000 L/s or 63 million m3/year to distribute the surface water from the Jatibarang dam is recommended as it is the most robust strategy; it gives the highest economic benefit of the public investment in the worst-case scenario to reduce subsidence impact in the Semarang-Demak region The original contributions presented in the study are included in the article/Supplementary material further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version The authors would like to thank Water Dialogues Project Partners; Deltares and Witteveen Bos Bambang Triono (Financial Management Specialist) Tri for providing valuable feedback and insights The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frevc.2023.1073089/full#supplementary-material Google Scholar Google Scholar CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar We lose ground: Global assessment of land subsidence impact extent CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Herrera-García Mapping the global threat of land subsidence PubMed Abstract | Google Scholar Google Scholar Google Scholar Google Scholar CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Google Scholar Framework for economic cost assessment of land subsidence PubMed Abstract | CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Google Scholar Google Scholar PubMed Abstract | CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Google Scholar Kaiser BA and Mahya MJ (2023) Cost-benefit analysis of mitigating subsidence damage in Semarang and Demak Received: 18 October 2022; 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Sejingkat and Tanjung Bako will drastically improve travel times and accessibility benefiting both local residents and businesses “This bridge will significantly enhance connectivity between key areas and is expected to be completed by the end of this year,” said Dr Hazland who is also Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability the constituency will see the development of a new deep seaport and an airport in Tanjung Embang “The deep seaport and airport will make Demak Laut a strategic hub for commercial activities positioning it for future economic success,” Hazland added Another vital development in the area is the establishment of a naval base in Kampung Goebilt Dr Hazland also highlighted ongoing efforts to address the growing housing needs in Demak Laut with several affordable housing projects currently under development and plans for three to four more in the area  “These housing initiatives will provide much-needed homes for residents and help accommodate the increasing population,” he said When asked about the timeline for these projects Dr Hazland confirmed that most are 60 to 70 percent complete and expects the majority of the developments to be finished by December this year “The completion of these projects will improve travel times between Demak Laut and the rest of the Samarahan-Petra Jaya region,” he explained “These projects will not only improve infrastructure but also contribute to the overall socio-economic development of the area We are building a better future for Demak Laut.” Flooding has affected several areas in Demak Regency The floods have been spreading further in the past few days This recent flood disaster has been linked to the reappearance of the Muria Strait a Geology Engineering lecturer from the UGM Faculty of Engineering (FT UGM) stated that the Muria Strait in Central Java would not reappear and Pati were originally part of the Muria Strait which transformed into low-lying areas around the 10th to 15th centuries “The formation of these areas was due to sediment carried during repeated floods,” he explained on Monday (Mar He mentioned that the Muria Strait would not resurface due to geological processes like the erosion of the Kendeng and Rembang Hill Ridges by the networks of the Tuntang River and Juwana River still ongoing to this day This condition has led to the silting up of the Muria Strait This is not unusual because these low-lying areas were formed due to flood overflows,” he clarified Husein explained that the sedimentation process of rivers generally occurs during floods where sediment deposits accumulate as floodplains and Juwana are low-lying areas resulting from flood sedimentation from the Tuntang the disappearance of the Muria Strait and its transformation into low-lying areas today is due to floods from these three rivers there’s no need to worry that Demak and its surroundings will become a sea again because these recurring floods bring sediment that forms low-lying areas,” he stated especially land use changes due to urban growth significantly impact the former low-lying Muria Strait area geologically One of the geological impacts is land compaction for building construction and groundwater use especially amid the increasing hydro-meteorological disasters currently occurring Husein added that heavy and continuous rainfall could increase water discharge in upstream river areas This could result in extreme flooding that persists for days To anticipate extreme flooding in Demak and its surroundings Husein believes the government needs to reassess dike capacity adjusted to potential extreme flood scenarios it is hoped that the rivers can handle a larger water discharge without causing floods “River normalization efforts have been conducted but redesigning based on current conditions is necessary for the future,” he suggested Husein mentioned the importance of regular monitoring and maintenance of dikes This step is expected to prevent dike collapses at several 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The original article can be found in Badan Geologi Sebut Selat Muria Tidak Terbentuk karena Banjir Demak The community were seen walking on the national highway that was affected by floods due to heavy rain and overflowing rivers in Demak BANDUNG, KOMPAS — The issue of the re-establishment of the Muria Strait in northern Central Java has been circulating among the public after major floods submerged the Demak area since Saturday (16/3/2024) The Geological Agency refutes this issue because the strait separating the Muria Peninsula and Java Island will occur if accompanied by a powerful geological event and will take a long time Head of the Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources stated that the Muria Strait will not be formed solely by the floods that hit the area which once separated several areas in the Muria Peninsula from Java Island has resurfaced amid the flooding that has struck Demak Regency Based on data collected by the Demak District Disaster Mitigation Agency on Wednesday (20/3/2024) as many as 11 out of 14 districts in Demak were affected by flooding The flooding occurred after the dike of the Wulan River in Ketanjung Village broke and inundated the area with a height of up to 2 meters Residents are crossing a flood that inundated the Pantura route in Karanganyar District "The prolonged flooding is more heavily influenced by the damaged infrastructure and high amount of rainfall and does not necessarily mean that Selat Muria will be formed again some points in the coastal areas (Demak) have a lower elevation than the sea level so that tidal floods can reach far inland," he stated in a statement received in Bandung the Muria Strait separated the Muria Mountains area consisting of Kudus Jepara and Pati Regencies from the island of Java until the VIII century the Kudus plains began to form as the Ancient Mataram Kingdom developed sedimentation up to 30 meters per year has been continuously occurring from the island of Java through the river siltation flowing into the strait This is evidenced by several occurrences of various forms of fossilized shells found in Rahtawu Village the reformation of Selat Muria could potentially occur if there is a catastrophic geological process Some dominant factors that could lead to the reformation of the strait include a significant drop in land level accompanied by a rise in sea level due to climate change Soil subsidence is also not enough as a factor for the reformation of the Muria Strait Wafid explained that the subsidence of the coastal area in Demak is only around 5-11 centimeters per year this is not enough to form the Muria Strait in the near future the disturbance of river flow patterns due to lower land elevations compared to sea levels can also form straits Wafid emphasized that this condition requires a long time the Muria Strait might be re-formed if there is a powerful geological process such as a large tectonic earthquake that causes sudden subsidence (graben) over a large area "Soil subsidence also takes hundreds to thousands of years," he said and Communications of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) stated that his office is urging residents to remain vigilant of potential secondary floods "A joint team consisting of the Demak District BPBD and elements of the Regional Leadership Coordination Forum work together in handling flood emergencies has also begun cleaning up in areas that have receded," he said On a humid and rainy afternoon in Demak District Central Java health professional Dr Lisa Novipuspitasari looks out from her clinic and recalls the number of times that floods swallowed roads The coastal community she serves is familiar with the ferocity of water Heavy rains coupled with rising tides and coastal erosion make the area prone not just to flooding but the diseases it brings “Today I attended to another suspected leptospirosis patient in the emergency unit,” she shares with concern we escalated another case from observation in emergency care to inpatient treatment,” she adds Dr Lisa has been at the forefront of the fight against leptospirosis a zoonotic and climate-sensitive disease that can result in mild illness that may progress to a serious and sometimes fatal disease She is one of just a few leptospirosis specialists in Demak treating patients with symptoms ranging from flu-like illness to kidney failure and Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome Dr Lisa standing in front of the RSUD Sultanfatah sign As one of just a few leptospirosis specialists she is leading efforts to prevent and control leptospirosis infections Leptospirosis barely registered as a concern even among health professionals,” she explains and with insights obtained from research by the National Research and Innovation Agency leptospirosis is misdiagnosed as dengue or typhoid leading to tragic outcomes when diagnosed and treated too late,” she says ruefully the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) USAID-IDDS and the Indonesian Ministry of Health and local government have joined forces to strengthen leptospirosis prevention and control in Demak which is expected to face rising sea levels and land subsidence of two to eight centimeters per year A leptospirosis patient undergoing treatment in Demak the Puskesmas is better prepared and capable of reducing deaths due to leptospirosis health and cross-sectoral partners such as the Coordinating Ministry on Human Development and Culture and the Ministry of Agriculture have conducted a joint risk assessment for leptospirosis developed a series of actionable recommendations to enhance preventive measures and also established a local zoonosis and emerging infectious disease coordination team in alignment with the “One Health” approach which recognizes the interconnectedness of animal these and other initiatives have helped strengthen leptospirosis surveillance and case detection enhance environmental management and increase rodent trapping knowledge and awareness-sharing among health workers and the public Amin supervises rodent trapping activities in the homes of leptospirosis survivors He has long recognized the correlation between leptospirosis cases and flood-prone areas where rodents that spread leptospirosis breed one of the rodent cadres in Bonang Village Amin says that knowledge obtained from Dr Lisa and other health workers at Bonang I Puskesmas has been crucial to strengthening preventive measures which are most effective when multiple activities are conducted concurrently with close communication between key actors and the public the One Health approach will continue to be central to WHO USAID-IDDS and Ministry of Health and local government efforts Dr Lisa reflects positively on the downward trend in leptospirosis cases in both incidence and severity – testament to the collective efforts of partners and the community to protect health and well-being from infectious diseases and the health impacts of climate change.   TEMPO.CO, Semarang -  Mangrove expert from the Faculty of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries at Diponegoro University criticized the construction project of the Semarang - Demak toll road He argued that the national strategic project connecting Demak to the borders of Semarang would cut off the contact between mangroves and seawater.  [the life of] mangrove depends on tides of seawater “If a toll road is made in the form of a dam the contact with sea water is cut off and it will not be ideal for mangrove growth,” he said on Monday He explained that the construction of the toll road would relocate 45 hectares of mangrove trees that are already a dozen years old Indonesia is a country with the largest mangrove forest yet also logs a very high decline in the mangrove forest The shrinking area of mangrove forests in Central Java was due to land conversion reclamation changes the sea level,” he said mangrove trees play a vital role in maintaining balance in coastal areas The loss of mangrove areas would affect the biota that lives in it “Another function of mangroves is to provide oxygen and absorb carbon,” Rudhi underlined in a webinar discussing the sinking of Jakarta which was also attended by Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo an oceanographer from ITB Hamzah Latief voiced similar complaints regarding mangroves on the coasts of Semarang and Demak Hamzah observed that Semarang experienced rapid changes in the coastline from 1990 The shoreline could far back rapidly up to one kilometer he hoped that the planned toll road project as well as the embankment project for the toll road segment of Kendal-Semarang If it is gone,  don't expect fish in the Java Sea anymore,” said Hamzah The progress of sea embankment toll road construction  The Indonesia Toll Road Authority (BPJT) of the Public Works and Housing Ministry targeted the construction of the Semarang-Demak toll road section 2 to be completed by the end of 2022 On the project’s negative impact on the environment, the ministry claimed it was working with the regional government to prepare a mangrove land relocation program around the construction of the toll road section 1 covering a total area of 46 hectares Click here to get the latest news updates from Tempo in Google News Two Sumatran Tiger Cubs Born in Barumun Sanctuary, Symbolize Hope for Conservation Indonesia, France Forge Partnership for Sustainable Mining Practices Argentina Hit by Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake, Three Aftershocks Follow Indonesia's EV Ambitions Cause 26,837 Hectares of Deforestation, Greenpeace Warns 2025 Earth Day Action in Jakarta Sees Reduction of Carbon Emissions Our Ocean, Our Action: The 10th Our Ocean Conference Opens in Busan, Korea UNAIR Professor Suggests This Solution to Overcome Microplastics Impact BMKG Explains Why Turkey is Prone to Frequent Earthquakes Jakarta Governor Calls for One-Hour Lights-Off in Support of Earth Day Climate Expert Identifies Main Triggers Behind Earth's Surface Warming How Police Repression Unfolded During Semarang May Day Rally Tempo Journalist Allegedly Assaulted by Police During May Day Rally in Semarang Chaos Erupts at Semarang May Day Rally: Police Arrest Suspected Provocateurs Over 155,000 Vehicles Leave Greater Jakarta During 2025 Easter Holiday KPK Probes 8 Farmers as Witnesses in Trans-Sumatra Toll Road Corruption Case Just 50% of Eid Vacationers Opt for Toll Road Back to the Western Region Allegations of Journalist Intimidation Prompt Police Investigation in Semarang Peak of Eid Return Traffic on Belmera Toll Road Predicted to Occur on April 7 Eid Holiday Exodus: 74,000 Vehicles Pass Cipali Toll Road on Saturday Tegar NurfitraEditor: Rahmad Nasution Copyright © ANTARA 2024 Social security agency BPJS Ketenagakerjaan recently gave its donation to the Demak flood victims the donation included cash assistance worth Rp 2 million for 5 orphanages each affected by the flood The assistance also included 50 packages of school supplies for orphans and cash assistance worth Rp 20 million to the regional National Alms Agency (Baznas) BPJS Ketenagakerjaan works alongside the Islamic Holidays Committee (PHBI) and Al Maghfirah Foundation they recently held Quran reading activities in Semarang Also present during this activity were representatives from the Demak’s regional legislative council “The holy month of Ramadan is the best moment for us to strengthen our bond with all of our stakeholders … and of course to realize universal coverage of employment security programs,” Abdur Rahman Irsyadi the director for general and human capital at BPJS Ketenagakerjaan was quoted as saying in a recent press statement Abdur also visited Bank Jateng -- Central Java bank -- which is a member of BPJS Ketenagakerjaan He also told Bank Jateng’s employees to take part in the Sertakan (‘Prosper the workers around you’) campaign This campaign sees participants help protect informal workers around them “I invite all BPJS Ketenagakerjaan participants to help improve the lives of the workers around them A small thing that will definitely have a big impact on others Because by having social security protection workers and their families can live more peacefully because work risks are covered by BPJS Ketenagakerjaan,” Abdur said UGM Student Community Service-Community Empowerment Learning (SCS-CEL) on June 29 officially organized online via live streaming on Youtube The JT-314 unit is one of the hundreds of units participating in the event JT-314 has officially implemented its community service precisely in Karangtengah District one subunit is located in Tambakbulusan Village and the other two are located in Wonowoso Village UGM SCS-CEL was conducted in earlier years by releasing students into the field the student participants are still enthusiasts in the online SCS-CEL “We can manifest this enthusiasm through the main results of activities in accordance with the community’s problems,” said Diyastri K H on Wednesday (19/8) UGM SCS-CEL in a village located in Demak Regency is a place that has various potentials and seems worthy of being called a hidden paradise She said Tambakbulusan has Glagah Wangi Istambul Beach (Tambakbulusan Palace) which has a good view and knowledgeable for visitors “Tambak is an essential part of Tambakbulusan Village This place is because most of the people depend on the existing ponds for their livelihoods Here also has culinary delights that are ready to pamper the tongue several processed dishes including ingkung milkfish and crab Both are some of the many culinary delights in Tambakbulusan,” said Diastri She said that this ongoing UGM SCS-CEL was the third in Tambakbulusan Village The first year of UGM SCS-CEL is held in this village in Central Java Province and the KKN team focuses on building community trust UGM SCS-CEL focuses on building community-based tourism the SCS team will focus on building tourism by emphasizing eco-tourism based on brand destinations “There are various programs presented this time the two most important are optimizing the use of social media and applying sapta charm at Glagah Wangi Beach the SCS-CEL team also created various types of programs to improve the ability of tourism drivers in the world of design and provide suggestions for policies for better tourism development Optimizing the application of Sapta Pesona to increase the synergy of tourism drives including the socialization of health protocols in the New Normal era to the public to increase safety optimize the use of social media in tourism branding our attempts in programs will support tourism after the pandemic We also hope that many tourists who visit here have more than thirty-one types of mangroves as the largest in Central Java and have been identified and recorded by the SCS team,” she explained Diastri explained that the entry of Glagah Wangi Beach as part of Istanbul Tourism which was nominated for the 2020 Indonesian Enchantment Award (API) is ready to work hard to win this award and become a tourist destination along with BUMDes Istambul Karya and Karang Taruna Karangtengah District One form of effort made is by carrying out massive tourism promotions on social media of Tambakbulusan Village “Some of the social media are the Village Web (embakbulusan.desa.id) Facebook (BUMDes “Istambul Karya”) Glagah Wangi Beach can improve the economy of its village we sincerely expect support from all parties,” he appealed Semarang - The Maleh Dadi Segoro or MDS Coalition raised concerns about the social and ecological impacts of the construction of the Semarang-Demak sea toll road The government claimed that this national strategic project (PSN) is a solution to flooding in the areas of Semarang City and Demak Regency “The risk of floods in coastal areas will be higher after the closure of five rivers for the Semarang-Demak seawall toll road,” the coalition’s representative Iqbal argued that the toll road would also affect the 46-hectare mangrove forest and lead to the loss of local livelihoods “[Including] shrimp and crab farmers along the Semarang-Demak coastal area due to the reduction of mangrove forest areas and land acquisition for ponds,” he explained The ponds would not receive seawater because they would be blocked by embankments the seawall would impede the mobility of residents in the sea and exacerbate coastal erosion leading to a reduction in freshwater sources in the eastern area Iqbal added that the sea toll road would also exacerbate land subsidence along the coast of Semarang City and Demak Regency.  The adverse impact of the construction of the Semarang-Demak sea toll road was increasingly being felt by vulnerable groups tidal flooding has also hit several villages that were never affected by it before including Sidogemah Village in Sayung District Editor's Choice: 10 Countries with the Highest IQ Scores in the World Jakarta Govt to Renovate Muara Angke Dike to Prevent Tidal Flooding Pramono Anung to Construct Dikes to Mitigate Potential Tidal Flooding Prabowo Assigns AHY to Build Giant Sea Wall from Banten to Gresik IPB University Professor Warns of Prabowo's Giant Sea Wall Impacts Ethics Hearing Set for Police Officers Accused of Extorting Couple in Semarang Cari English 1,500 Hectares of Rice Plants in Demak and Kudus are Threatened by Puso TEKS › English›1,500 Hectares of Rice Plants .. Iklan 1,500 Hectares of Rice Plants in Demak and Kudus are Threatened by Puso Ministry of Agriculture launches efforts to save flooded rice PT Pupuk Indonesia has prepared 2 million tons of subsidized fertilizer Audio Berita This article has been translated using AI. See Original TEKS The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in 1.500 Hektar Tanaman Padi di Demak dan Kudus Terancam Puso One of the farmers who suffered losses after the rice crops they planted were damaged by a flood in Limbangan Village the flood still inundates residential areas and has cut off access to the main Pantura road between Demak and Kudus The process of closing the embankment and reinforcing the embankment that broke is being carried out at several points to reduce the widening impact of the flood JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Floods inundated 7,795 hectares of agricultural land dominated by rice in Demak, Kudus and Grobogan Regencies, Central Java. The Ministry of Agriculture stated that 1,500 hectares of them are threatened with puso or crop failure The flooding in those three regions has been occurring since February 5th When the flood in Grobogan began to recede the flood in Demak and Kudus continued to spread due to the breach of the embankment of the Wulan and Jratun Rivers on February 8th The Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) recorded that as of Tuesday (13/2/2024) the flooded agricultural land in Demak covered an area of ​​2,839 hectares (ha) floods inundated 212 hectares of agricultural land and 100 hectares are also estimated to have experienced crop failure flooded agricultural land covered an area of 4,744 hectares The flood in most of the agricultural land areas has started to recede For several areas that are still slightly inundated they are now being handled with pumping to minimize crop failure Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman stated that seed and harvest equipment assistance has been distributed to three regions totaling Rp 30 billion The agricultural sector affected by floods and included in the Rice Farmer Business Insurance (AUTP) program will receive 75 tons of fertilizer "We continue to coordinate with relevant stakeholders to reduce water puddles in several rice fields that can already be handled with water pumps the rice can still be harvested," he said through a press release in Jakarta on Tuesday We also continue to coordinate with relevant stakeholders to reduce water stagnation in a number of paddy fields that are already possible to be handled with water pumps Amran also stated that the Ministry of Agriculture has irrigated farmland in areas with low rainfall The total land sown in December 2023 and January 2024 has reached 1.5 million hectares and 1.7 million hectares "The planted area surpassed the monthly target we have to plant at least 1 million hectares per month," he said Also read: Potential Rice Surplus Haunted by Flood and Fall Risk The Ministry of Agriculture also continues to coordinate with PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero) to add and distribute subsidized fertilizer This is related to the addition of subsidized fertilizer funds amounting to IDR 14 trillion this year which was approved by President Joko Widodo explained that originally the budget for subsidized fertilizer this year was Rp 26 trillion for 4.7 million tons of fertilizer the total subsidized fertilizer will increase to 7.5 million tons Pupuk Indonesia was asked to distribute the previously budgeted 4.7 million tons of subsidized fertilizer for the first planting season subsidized fertilizer from additional budget will be distributed for the second planting season," said Rahmad the total amount of subsidized fertilizer will increase to 7.5 million tons Pupuk Indonesia has prepared 2 million tons of subsidized fertilizer for the first quarter of the year which is estimated to last until April 2024 A total of 1.1 million tons of it have been distributed to the centers of rice production in Indonesia According to the National Food Balance Prognosis for 2024 released by the National Food Agency the government has set a target of producing 31.93 million tons of rice this year This figure is higher than the realized production of rice in 2022 and 2023 which were 31.54 million tons and 30.89 million tons respectively The government also plans to import 2.44 million tons of rice Also read: Rice Limbung ASB Indonesia's Emergency Response Team (ERT) once again carried out an emergency response to the floods that hit the Demak and Kudus Regency areas from March 22 to 28 ASB's emergency response was conducted in coordination with the ULD BPBD (Disability Service Unit of Local Disaster Management Agency/LDMA) of Demak and Kudus Regencies to respond to the floods The second flood occurred on 17 March 2024 following the first flood in the early of the week of February 2024 Emergency response activities were undertaken to support the local ULD BPBD in an inclusive humanitarian response in the affected villages particularly in providing clean water services and assisting people with disabilities who were affected President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has set a target for the completion of repairs on the Wulan River embankment in Ngemplik Wetan Village The flooding has affected more than 100,000 people with nearly 25,000 of them being evacuated He stated that the Public Works and Public Housing Ministry had undertaken repairs on the collapsed embankment that resulted in flooding in several areas "I've inquired with the Public Works Minister about the status of the collapsed embankment; we're hoping it can be sealed off tonight or by tomorrow given the high water flow," said Jokowi in Jakarta When asked about whether he would immediately visit Demak The flooding in Demak first occurred on February 8 but later receded the Wulan River embankment collapsed again due to heavy rain the floods also cut off the national road connecting Demak-Kudus Jokowi explained that the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) had been instructed to handle the flooding that forced tens of thousands of residents to evacuate Jokowi assured that the Public Works Ministry would work tirelessly to close the collapsed embankment "[During the first flood in February] The Ministry immediately swung into action and managed to close it within three full days they are working tirelessly day and night to seal it," he elaborated the Director of Operations and Maintenance of Water Resources at the Ministry stated that after halting the flow of water to residential areas strengthening and raising the Wulan River embankment would be the next step "Our primary objective is to close the embankment first; today it will be sealed," he said in Demak on Thursday they will continue to deploy 22 units of water pumps to work at maximum capacity once the Wulan River embankment is sealed The total estimated capacity of the 22 water pumps is 15,000 cubic meters per second traffic on the Semarang-Surabaya national road route via the Pantura Route can return to normal soon especially as the Eid homecoming period approaches thousands of houses in Demak are still submerged Data from the Demak BPBD as of March 20 recorded flooding in 97 villages in 11 districts There are 103,501 people affected by the flooding only 3 districts in Demak were not affected by the flooding stated that tens of thousands of people affected by the flooding are still living in emergency tents and public facilities that have been converted into temporary shelters Emergency posts are spread across 16 locations KUCHING: Deputy Minister for Energy and Environmental Sustainability continues to demonstrate his strong commitment to supporting the underprivileged (asnaf) in his constituency During a ceremony held at Masjid Darul Falah he distributed aid to 160 asnaf to assist them in preparing for the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration and students from public institutions of higher learning (IPTA) provided emergency assistance to four household heads whose homes were destroyed in a fire that occurred on Tuesday evening “The cash assistance hopefully can help to alleviate the burden of the affected families especially during the blessed month of Ramadan,” he said in a press conference yesterday “This initiative to assist the asnaf community is expected to continue in other villages within the Demak Laut constituency allowing more people in need to receive aid,” he added Hazland also took the opportunity to break fast and perform congregational prayers with the attendees On World Wetlands Day we look at how communities in Indonesia are turning to mangroves to buffer themselves against rising seas and more intense storms In a village on the Indonesian island of Java eight men are wielding saws and machetes with practiced precision preparing long bamboo poles that they will use to defend their embattled community The men are fighting back against the erosion and rising sea levels that have swallowed up vast areas of land along Java’s north coast Key to their strategy is restoring a protective belt of mangroves we create traps for sediment from local bamboo and nets,” explained Ahmad Busro “The hope is that when enough sediment accumulates seeds that naturally drop off the mangrove can settle and grow.” This innovative approach to mangrove restoration is part of a multipronged effort pioneered by Wetlands International to harness the power of nature to benefit both people and nature In December, the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration selected the “Building With Nature” programme in Demak among its first 10 UN World Restoration Flagships to inspire the growing global movement to revive the natural world Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) described the programme as “a stellar example of smart and forward-looking adaptation work in action In December 2022, nations agreed a new Global Biodiversity Framework that includes ambitious restoration targets countries promised to restore at least 30 percent of degraded land and water areas Demak’s fisherfolk and shrimp farmers ply the coastline and waterways in boats painted in red But the cheerful vessels chug past grim reminders of the threat they face: abandoned fields and shrimp ponds The causes are multiple: global warming is driving up sea levels raising the risk of flooding; waves and currents have strengthened intensifying erosion; much of the protective belt of mangrove forest was cut to create more fish ponds; and the land is sinking because of excessive groundwater extraction so much so that a big chunk of its coastal land has gotten submerged,” said Muhammad Yusuf Director of Coastal and Small Island Management at the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs “Hundreds of thousands of hectares of land are disappearing.” Past attempts to reinforce the coast have involved concrete sea walls and mangrove replanting schemes But the heavy walls sank into the soft mud and the water was too deep and turbulent for the mangrove saplings the community in Demak has found a more natural solution Villagers and contractors have erected some 3.4 km of wave-calming structures in the shallows along a 20 km stretch of the coast the tides deposit part of their sediment load creating good conditions for mangroves to re-grow “When a mangrove forest is rehabilitated and is in good condition the balance in the ecosystem provides a range of benefits to the community,” said Apri Susanto Astra programme coordinator at Wetlands International Indonesia “A good mangrove forest will act as a habitat for marine life Farmers have also agreed to let mangroves grow on part of their land after learning about how the trees not only protect against erosion but also improve conditions in their ponds Nearly 300 farmers have been schooled in sustainable techniques such as the production and use of organic fertilizer that have boosted their returns – sometimes spectacularly Astra said this environmentally friendly approach eliminated the use of artificial fertilizer and improved the survival rates of both farmed fish and shrimp “I used to only harvest 10 kilos of shrimp but now it is more than 50 kilos,” said Nur Hayati She said the extra income meant that she could afford to put her children through college Wetlands International, a partner of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, implemented the programme in Demak along with the Indonesian government about 120 hectares of mangroves have been restored and more than 300 ha of aquaculture ponds are being managed with sustainable techniques Some 70,000 people stand to benefit from increased resilience to climate change Another bonus of natural regeneration is the richness of the mangrove forest While replanting schemes tend to use seedlings of only a few species a dozen mangrove species have taken root around Demak a diversity that makes the forest more resilient to climate change and other stressors Wetlands International says a key element of the flagship was how it brought engineers and other specialists together with non-government organizations and communities to tailor solutions to local conditions head of Wetlands International’s deltas and coasts programme said the experience in Demak helped “create a formula that can be used in other locations.” In Indonesia 13 districts have copied the approach and “we will now use these lessons to take Building with Nature projects to other parts of Asia,” van Eijk said About the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration The United Nations General Assembly has declared the years 2021 through 2030 the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration Led by the UN Environment Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN and reverse the loss and degradation of ecosystems worldwide covering terrestrial as well as aquatic ecosystems the UN Decade draws together political support and financial muscle to massively scale up restoration The 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TEKS › English›Muria Strait Economy.. Iklan Muria Strait Economy (Disaster) Floods in Semarang and its surroundings in Central Java have given rise to stories about the Muria Strait again Audio Berita This article has been translated using AI. See Original TEKS KOMPAS/P RADITYA MAHENDRA YASAThe access to the Pantura route is once again flooded and impassable by vehicles in the Karanganyar sub-district The flood was caused by the overflow of the Wulan River embankment and several rivers in the area Floods in Semarang, Demak, Kudus, Pati, Grobogan and Jepara in Central Java are widely discussed. One of the hot topics that has made these economic and religious support cities a topic of conversation is the potential for the re-emergence of the Muria Strait floods caused by extreme weather hit Demak floods hit those three cities again as well as Semarang The hydro-meteorological disaster flooded residential areas and agricultural land One of the hot topics that has been the talk of the town in the economic and religious supporting cities is the potential resurgence of Selat Muria floods also inundated several points of the north coast road in Semarang causing congestion in transportation and logistics routes The Central Java Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) noted that the total temporary losses due to floods in the six cities as of April 2 Semarang incurred losses of Rp 852.3 billion Kompas archives about the floods that hit a number of areas on the north coast of Central Java A similar great disaster previously struck Kudus Extreme rain with a range of 100-300 millimeters of rainfall caused flooding and landslides in the four areas The disaster resulted in approximately 125,000 residents being displaced the north coast road was paralyzed for two weeks and rice crops covering an area of ​​23,723 hectares in the three areas were destroyed The total loss due to disasters in the four districts was IDR 2.2 trillion (Kompas relatively small-scale floods often hit those cities and Pati are always affected by flash floods The Central Java Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) noted that as of April 2 the temporary losses due to floods in the six cities have reached Rp 2.22 trillion In Demak, for example, abrasion and tidal floods often hit the villages of Sriwulan, Surodadi, Bedono, Gemulak, Tugu, Loireng and Timbulsuko in Sayung District. Some of them, namely Bedono, Timbulsloko, and Sriwulan, almost disappeared from the map. In Semarang, tidal floods often inundate the port area and a number of main roads to and from the area Some residents who live in areas prone to flooding in Demak and Semarang have had to raise the floor of their houses the distance between the ceiling and the floor of the house is as high as an adult Some even call it a "door becomes a window" Residents in the settlement who continue to persist with their homes being submerged every time the tide rises in Timbulsloko Village The phenomenon of flooding due to extreme weather and high tides has sparked discussions on the potential resurgence of the Muria Strait The Muria Strait is a water region that lies between the northern coast of Central Java and Mount Muria from the 9th to the 17th century Mount Muria was a separate island separated from the island of Java This is recorded in the Java Dwipa map which depicts Java in ancient times (History of Kawitane Wong Jawa lan Wong Kanung It is stated that the northern coast of eastern Central Java is divided into the Muria Mountains and Nusa Kendeng areas The two mountains are separated by the Muria Strait or Muria Peninsula The flooding phenomenon caused by extreme weather and high tide has sparked discussion about the potential re-emergence of the Muria Strait As a result of sedimentation that has occurred for hundreds of years causing the Muria Island to merge with Java Island The land covers Kudus as well as parts of Demak there are still three ancient rivers that exist today and Jeratun River (both are called Bengawan Juana) The breaching of embankments and the overflow of these rivers often result in flooding in the three districts Map of the Muria Strait which separates the mainland of Java Island from Muria Island in Jepara in his notes in The History of Java (2008) also mentioned the existence of the mountain and the Muria Strait although he did not mention their names appears to deviate further from the mountain range and forms a small peninsula in this archipelago," wrote Raffles The book Islamic Kingdoms in Java: The Transition from Majapahit to Mataram (1974) also mentions the Muria Strait when describing the ecology of the location of the Demak Sultanate The Sultanate is on the shoreline of the strait which separates the Muria Mountains from Java in his work Nusa Jawa: Cross-Cultural Connections mentioned that these three regions have become crucial trade routes along the northern coast of Java It is also recounted that the Demak Sultanate had a trading port and a naval fleet led by Patiunus these regions have also become an important part of the spread of Islam by the wali songo mentions that these three regions are key trade routes on the north coast of Java The key trade routes are situated between the Muria Mountains and the mainland of Java large ships can sail across the Muria Strait Heavy equipment has been deployed to restore the levee of the Wulan River causing floods a few days ago in Karanganyar District and Jepara have become the economic hub of Central Java Semarang serves as the logistics hub due to the presence of Tanjung Emas port and Grobogan are known as rice center regions The Agriculture and Plantation Office of Central Java Province noted that as of March 15 floods have affected 16,269 hectares of rice fields in Grobogan This has resulted in a majority of the rice crops being unable to be harvested Also read: Floods cause rice production to fall even further and the price falls slowly Kudus is a center for the cigarette industry Demak is renowned for its Demak Mosque and the tomb of Sunan Kalijaga they are also the logistics artery of the western region the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1808-1811) the four areas became part of the Daendels Postal Road the 1,000-kilometer road from Anjer-Panarukan is partially etched as the northern coastal road (pantura) Also read: As a result of the Demak Floods, Truck Entrepreneurs Estimate Losses of Billions of Rupiah during the recent large floods that submerged Pantura road in Semarang Logistic transportation companies had to increase the operational costs for each truck by around Rp 100,000 to Rp 1 million per trip This is because the trucks had to take alternative routes that were not inundated delivery of a number of types of cargo was also hampered especially industrial products in Jepara and Kudus "Some of them are furniture for export and cigarettes," said General Chair of the Indonesian Truck Entrepreneurs Association (Aptrindo) Gemilang Tarigan (Kompas floods that submerged the Pantura road in Pati caused traffic jams along 34 km The traffic jam started from Bareng Village will the series of flood events that also have an impact on the economy result in the resurgence of the Muria Strait The Head of the Geological Agency at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources stated that the Muria Strait will not form solely from the floods that have hit the area Also read: Geological Agency Says Muria Strait Was Not Formed Due to Demak Floods the reformation of the Muria Strait could occur if there is a geological process that is catastrophic if there were a massive geological upheaval such as a large-scale tectonic earthquake causing sudden subsidence (graben) with a wide area “Another factor is the decline in land levels accompanied by rising sea levels due to climate change the process takes hundreds to thousands of years," said Wafid (Kompas The development process of the Semarang-Demak Toll Road Section I infrastructure can be seen from above with the background of the northern waters The Semarang-Sayung toll road project will also function as a toll road and sea dyke to mitigate tidal floods the government has not yet taken significant long-term measures Although the government has planned to build the Semarang-Surabaya Toll Road it will only be utilized as a seawall in certain locations such as Semarang-Demak the newly constructed and under construction Semarang-Demak Toll Road spans 26.4 km The completed toll road has only provided a solution for smoother transportation flow and has not touched upon flood and abrasion issues Also read: Environmental Impact Analysis of the Semarang-Demak Sea Embankment Toll Criticized Strengthening river embankments that trigger floods is also still not permanent efforts to deal with storms and abrasion on the northern coast of Java are still spatial One important thing that should not be forgotten is the land use change in the upstream areas that still frequently occur If not comprehensively handled from upstream to downstream it is possible for the Muria Strait to reoccur Perhaps without the need for a massive geological process to occur