Almost 500
villages throughout the nation are facing a water scarcity due to the long
drought season, says the Public Works Ministry.
The
villages spread in Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, South
Sulawesi and West Sulawesi.
The Public
Works Ministry said it would develop drinking water system in 153 the troubled
villages.
The
ministry also mobilized a mobile water processing installation and 140 units of
water tank cars to refill 280 public hydrants in the villages.
“We are
trying to refine sea water in Sampang, Madura with a capacity of 10 liters per
second,” said Director of Drinking Water at the Public Works Ministry Danny
Sutjiono as quoted by kompas.com on Wednesday.
However, he
said the cost for such a refinery system was higher than refining river water.
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