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| Cover-up: Jakarta hides foul river with giant net before Asian Games | Cover-up: Jakarta hides foul river with giant net before Asian Games |
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| The Jakarta city government has come under fire for buying a giant nylon net to cover up a polluted and foul-smelling river weeks before the Indonesian capital hosts the 2018 Asian Games. | The Jakarta city government has come under fire for buying a giant nylon net to cover up a polluted and foul-smelling river weeks before the Indonesian capital hosts the 2018 Asian Games. |
| The Sentiong River, which twists alongside the athletes’ village in Kemayoran in central Jakarta, is so polluted it is known by locals as kali item or the black river. | The Sentiong River, which twists alongside the athletes’ village in Kemayoran in central Jakarta, is so polluted it is known by locals as kali item or the black river. |
| The administration installed a 600 by 20 metre black mesh net earlier in July to minimise the putrid stench and unsightly view. | The administration installed a 600 by 20 metre black mesh net earlier in July to minimise the putrid stench and unsightly view. |
| Its function is to elevate the beauty [of the river] so that the black water cannot be seen by international athletes | Its function is to elevate the beauty [of the river] so that the black water cannot be seen by international athletes |
| An official from the Jakarta water resources agency said the nets were intended to hide the aquatic eyesore. | An official from the Jakarta water resources agency said the nets were intended to hide the aquatic eyesore. |
| “Its function is to elevate the beauty [of the river] so that the black water cannot be directly seen by international athletes,” the official, Supriyono, told Kompas. | “Its function is to elevate the beauty [of the river] so that the black water cannot be directly seen by international athletes,” the official, Supriyono, told Kompas. |
| The cost of the river beautification plan is just over 580m rupiah (£30,000), Jakarta’s deputy governor, Sandiaga Uno, told reporters at city hall on Tuesday. | The cost of the river beautification plan is just over 580m rupiah (£30,000), Jakarta’s deputy governor, Sandiaga Uno, told reporters at city hall on Tuesday. |
| The move has been criticised and ridiculed, with some saying the city government was more interested in covering up the river than in trying to clean it. | The move has been criticised and ridiculed, with some saying the city government was more interested in covering up the river than in trying to clean it. |
| Jakarta’s governor, Anies Baswedan, has argued that his administration inherited the chronic problem. | Jakarta’s governor, Anies Baswedan, has argued that his administration inherited the chronic problem. |
| “If the past administrations took notice of this issue, we would not have inherited the black river,” he told Tempo. “But now it has grabbed widespread attention.” | “If the past administrations took notice of this issue, we would not have inherited the black river,” he told Tempo. “But now it has grabbed widespread attention.” |
| The governor said on a visit to the area that the river had to be covered up because it ran past the athletes’ dining hall. | The governor said on a visit to the area that the river had to be covered up because it ran past the athletes’ dining hall. |
| He also said the government was working to clean the waterway by employing aerators and “nano bubble” technology to help break down organic material. | He also said the government was working to clean the waterway by employing aerators and “nano bubble” technology to help break down organic material. |
| Water from a dam in Bogor in west Java is being pumped in to help flush the river out, and the city government said it planned to build more wastewater treatment plants. | Water from a dam in Bogor in west Java is being pumped in to help flush the river out, and the city government said it planned to build more wastewater treatment plants. |
| Wastewater from houses and a nearby tofu factory have contributed to the condition of the Sentiong, one of many polluted rivers that run through Jakarta. | |
| The national development and planning board reported in February that 96% of river water in the Indonesian capital was severely polluted. | The national development and planning board reported in February that 96% of river water in the Indonesian capital was severely polluted. |
| The Asian Games begin on 18 August, with 11,000 athletes from 45 countries expected to attend the largest multi-sporting event after the Olympics. | The Asian Games begin on 18 August, with 11,000 athletes from 45 countries expected to attend the largest multi-sporting event after the Olympics. |
| Events will be hosted in Jakarta and Palembang in south Sumatra. | Events will be hosted in Jakarta and Palembang in south Sumatra. |
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