Indonesia: Threat of Abrassion on North Banten Coastal Area by Kevin Herbian
Not only the Capital City of Jakarta which on threats of being drowned in the upcoming year, threat of abrasion is crawling on the feet of North Banten Coastal Area which located exactly on Dadap Village, Kosambi Disctrict, Tangerang Regency (November 13, 2021). Local folks who live on that area have to live side by side with high tide level which frequently saturate their settlement. This phenomenon occurs because of land subsidence. Datas from National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) on 2020 stated that land subsidence keeps occuring by 2-4 centimeters yearly on Tangerang Regency area. Abrasion Impact now haunting local citizens everyday to the point that the water can't be used for daily necessities.
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