Jakarta, May 1 -- Member of the Jakarta Regional House of Representatives (DPRD), Judistira Hermawan, urged the provincial government to prepare to meet the clean water requirements in order to make Jakarta a global city.

"We really need to think about the availability of clean water. We are talking about the needs of the next 3.5 to 10 years," he stated in Jakarta on Wednesday.

He said that the provincial government should contemplate the new status of the Jakarta Special Region (DKJ) as it transitions to a global city after losing its capital status.

Nusantara, the new capital city of Indonesia, is currently under development in East Kalimantan.

Clean water coverage in Jakarta until 2023 had only reached 67 percent, which meant seve...