JAKARTA, Oct 6 (Bernama) -- A Palembang branch of the Indonesian Forum for the
Environment (Walhi) has warned that the rainy season in the region later this
month may cause some of the SEA Games venue to be flooded.
Its official Hadi Jatmiko said that the South Sumatran capital had a history of flooding during the wet season and last year alone, Palembang was hit by floods 48 times.
Worse still was the fact that the centerpiece of the Games, the sprawling Jakabaring Sports City, sits on what was formerly swampland, Hadi told english daily Jakarta Globe in its exclusive report Thursday.
"South Sumatra is approaching the end of a long dry season, and according to the BMKG (the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency) the rainy season will start at the end of October. Flooding is expected at the SEA Games venue," he was qouted as saying.
Hadi said Walhi had vehemently opposed the construction of the stadium for the international sports event because it believed the construction would worsen flooding in the city.
Hadi advised the local government to get ready for some major flooding.
Meanwhile Imam Hendargo of Indonesia's Environment Ministry said Jakabaring Sports City, could not have been built without prior analysis of its environmental impact.
Meanwhile the director of the center for climate change and air quality at the BMKG, Edvin Aldrian, confirmed that the rainy season would start in October or November in Palembang.
"I don't know exactly what preparations they have made. It can be handled through man-made rivers, but I don't know what their plans are to anticipate the rainy season," he said.
With just over one month until the Games, organisers are struggling to finish preparations in time and several venues in Palembang, such as the athletics stadium, aquatics centre and baseball field are still far from finished, the report said.
Its official Hadi Jatmiko said that the South Sumatran capital had a history of flooding during the wet season and last year alone, Palembang was hit by floods 48 times.
Worse still was the fact that the centerpiece of the Games, the sprawling Jakabaring Sports City, sits on what was formerly swampland, Hadi told english daily Jakarta Globe in its exclusive report Thursday.
"South Sumatra is approaching the end of a long dry season, and according to the BMKG (the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency) the rainy season will start at the end of October. Flooding is expected at the SEA Games venue," he was qouted as saying.
Hadi said Walhi had vehemently opposed the construction of the stadium for the international sports event because it believed the construction would worsen flooding in the city.
Hadi advised the local government to get ready for some major flooding.
Meanwhile Imam Hendargo of Indonesia's Environment Ministry said Jakabaring Sports City, could not have been built without prior analysis of its environmental impact.
Meanwhile the director of the center for climate change and air quality at the BMKG, Edvin Aldrian, confirmed that the rainy season would start in October or November in Palembang.
"I don't know exactly what preparations they have made. It can be handled through man-made rivers, but I don't know what their plans are to anticipate the rainy season," he said.
With just over one month until the Games, organisers are struggling to finish preparations in time and several venues in Palembang, such as the athletics stadium, aquatics centre and baseball field are still far from finished, the report said.
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