Jakarta, Aug. 25 -- Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) said his ministry would serve as the steering committee for the newly formed North Coast Java (Pantura) Authority, which oversees the giant sea wall project along Java's northern coastline.

"As far as I'm concerned, the Coordinating Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development will be a steering committee in this matter," he told the media at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Monday.

He underlined that the government established the Pantura Authority specifically to manage the northern shoreline more effectively, including through the execution of the giant sea wall plan.

According to him, the newly formed ag...