Citarum
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Citarum Ci Tarum, Tji Tarum |
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 Garbage debris in the Citarum |
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| location | Jawa Barat , Java , Indonesia | |
| River system | Citarum | |
| source | in the Kabupaten Bandung (south of Bandung ) | |
| muzzle | in Kabupaten Bekasi in the Java Sea Coordinates: 5 ° 56 ′ 22 ″ S , 106 ° 59 ′ 25 ″ E 5 ° 56 ′ 22 ″ S , 106 ° 59 ′ 25 ″ E
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| length | 270 km | |
| Catchment area | 6600 km² | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Reservoir Saguling , Reservoir Cirata , Reservoir Jatiluhur | |
| Big cities | Bandung , Karawang | |
The Citarum is the longest and largest river in the Indonesian province of Jawa Barat . It is the third longest river in West Java after the Brantas and Solo rivers . It is used for agriculture, fishing, cleaning and industry.
The Citarum feeds the Jatiluhur Reservoir, which is used by the Jatiluhur Dam to generate energy.
pollution
Due to the high pollution of industrial waste , especially sewage from textile factories, and the continuous disposal of household waste into the river, the river is now one of the most polluted rivers in the world. Since November 2011, attempts have been made to rid the river of its pollution and restore it completely. The government has made the equivalent of 3.5 billion euros available for this project.
Web links
- Indonesia's Most Polluted River . 101 East, Al Jazeera English, May 3, 2018 (video, English, 25 min.)
- Barbara Barkhausen: The dirtiest river in the world . Tagesspiegel, March 3, 2018
- Indonesia's polluted river clean-up shows slow progress . Al Jazeera English, March 2019 (video, English, 2:45 min.)
- Indonesian Journey: World's Most Polluted River . Business Matters (BBC), October 12, 2018 (audio, English, 52 min.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Citarum River Basin Management (accessed March 3, 2019)
- ↑ Citarum, the most polluted river in the world? , The Telegraph, April 11, 2014
- ↑ "Sometimes the river is black, sometimes green" , Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine, December 1, 2013