Ambon, Dutch firms join to operate water plant<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): PT PDAM Ambon, a drinking water company owned by
\nthe Maluku provincial administration and NV Waterleiding
\nMaatschappij Drenthe of the Netherlands, will establish a joint
\nventure to improve the drinking water supply in the province.<\/p>\n
Waterleiding's president K.J. Hoogsteen said last week that
\nthe joint venture would begin to operate early next year.<\/p>\n
Hoogsteen told Antara the joint venture would operate to
\nimprove the Ambon Drinking Water Company's network, which he said
\nhad suffered a serious level of water leakage.<\/p>\n
Director of the Ambon company Chris Pattinaja said the leakage
\nin Ambon reached 34 percent due to the poor condition of the
\nwater pipelines in the town.<\/p>\n
\"Most of the pipelines were installed during the Dutch era and
\nhave been largely vandalized,\" said Chris.<\/p>\n
PT PDAM Ambon now produces 211 liters per second and 150
\nliters per second during the rainy season.<\/p>\n
Hoogsteen did not reveal the amount of investment allocated by
\nthe Dutch company for the project.<\/p>\n
He said officials of the Ambon drinking company would receive
\ntraining in the Netherlands, while the Dutch company would soon
\nsend its engineers to Ambon to start the project. (jsk)<\/p>",
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