What is the name of the largest multipurpose dam and reservoir in Indonesia, completed in 1967 on the Citarum River in Purwakarta, West Java, supplying raw water to Jakarta?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Jatiluhur Dam (Ir. H. Djuanda Dam)
- Step 1: Jatiluhur Dam impounds roughly 3 billion cubic meters of water, forming the largest reservoir in Indonesia. Step 2. It irrigates 240,000 hectares of rice fields in West Java, provides municipal drinking water to Jakarta via the West Tarum Canal, and generates 187 MW of hydroelectricity. Answer: Jatiluhur Dam (Ir. H. Djuanda Dam). Why not the others: Gajah Mungkur is in Wonogiri, Central Java.
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