The Ciamis Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) is supplying\nclean water to 4,600 households, or 11,972 people, affected by a clean\nwater crisis across 27 villages in 16 sub-districts.<\/p>\n
Head of the Ciamis BPBD, Ani Supiani, said the drought occurring\nduring the dry season in her region has caused the water crisis to\nspread further. Currently, 44 hamlets and 27 villages across 16\nsub-districts have been recorded as experiencing a clean water crisis.\nWater supply is therefore being provided for 4,600 households, or 11,972\npeople.<\/p>\n
\u201cBPBD officers are supplying clean water to various remote areas. The\ndisaster emergency alert status has been set until September 2026. Clean\nwater assistance is being distributed to help residents,\u201d she said on\nThursday (27\/8).<\/p>\n
According to her, BPBD is not working alone in supplying the water. A\nnumber of institutions are also involved, including PMI, BBWS, Ciamis\nPolice, Kodim 0613 Ciamis, SOG Ciamis, MDMC, BJB, BRI, Samsat and PDAM\nCiamis.<\/p>\n
Total assistance distributed has reached 711,000 litres, or 142\ntanks. Water deliveries are continuing to ease the burden on the\ncommunity.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Ujang Herman, a resident of Cimari Village, Cikoneng, said\nthe clean water crisis has had a severe impact on families. In addition,\nagricultural land has failed to be planted because irrigation channels\nhave dried up. Meanwhile, in many fish ponds, there is no water flow,\ncausing many fish to die.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn these drought conditions, farmers and pond owners are suffering\nmajor losses,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/clean-water-crisis-ciamis-bpbd-assists-11-972-residents-1787831446", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }