The drought and clean water crisis in West Java continues to spread.\nAs of Monday (20\/7), the West Java Regional Disaster Management Agency\n(BPBD) recorded that the impact of the dry season has occurred in 10\nregencies out of a total of 27 regencies and cities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe drought and clean water crisis has so far affected 79 villages\nacross 46 districts. The total number of people affected has reached\n130,014,\u201d said BPBD West Java spokesperson Hadi Rahmat.<\/p>\n
To date, he continued, BPBD in the affected areas has distributed\n1,767,000 litres of clean water. This figure is expected to keep rising,\nas the dry season still has a long way to go.<\/p>\n
The 10 regions experiencing drought and clean water shortages are\nBogor Regency, Bekasi Regency, Tasikmalaya Regency, Pangandaran,\nKarawang, Cianjur, Purwakarta, Bogor City, Sukabumi City and Garut\nRegency.<\/p>\n
In Bogor Regency, drought and clean water shortages have occurred in\n42 villages across 19 districts, in Bekasi in 9 villages across 4\ndistricts, Tasikmalaya 7 villages across 6 districts, Pangandaran in 6\nvillages across 6 districts, and in Karawang in 5 villages across 2\ndistricts.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile in Cianjur, the drought has spread to 3 villages across 2\ndistricts, Purwakarta 2 villages across 2 districts, Bogor City in 2\nvillages across 2 districts, Sukabumi in 2 villages across 2 districts,\nand Garut in one village in one district.<\/p>\n
BPBD West Java has called on residents to conserve water during this\ndry season. Among other measures, this includes always turning off taps\nwhen not in use, promptly repairing leaking pipes or taps, and using a\nbucket rather than a hose when washing vehicles.<\/p>\n
In addition, BPBD has asked residents to reuse water from washing\nfruit or vegetables to water plants, and to use low-flow showers when\nbathing.<\/p>\n
The ongoing dry season has left many residents in remote areas short\nof clean water because their wells, dug 20 to 25 metres deep, have run\ndry.<\/p>\n
The impact of the drought on paddy fields in the region has been\ncaused by a drastic drop in the water flow of the main Cisuru dam.<\/p>\n
BPBD Purbalingga has recorded 10 villages across six districts\naffected by drought. The distribution of clean water has been focused on\nthe worst-hit areas and post-disaster recovery.<\/p>\n
The geographical conditions of East Luwu Regency, dominated by\nmountainous and hilly terrain, make the area prone to various types of\ndisasters.<\/p>\n
As of Monday (20\/7), BPBD Banjar has distributed clean water aid to\n22 villages across nine districts, totalling 492,550 litres.<\/p>\n
An earthquake shook parts of Sukabumi Regency, West Java, on Sunday\n(19\/7) at around 15.11 Western Indonesian Time. There have been no\nreports of damage caused by the earthquake.<\/p>\n
In Caringin hamlet, a number of residents\u2019 wells have been found to\nhave dried up. This has affected residents\u2019 daily activities,\nparticularly access to clean water.<\/p>\n
The effects of the dry season, which has occurred from April to July\n2026, are starting to be felt by residents as their wells have run dry\nand water has become scarce.<\/p>\n
The dry season has triggered a water crisis as many residents\u2019 wells\nhave shrunk.<\/p>\n
The Tangerang Regency BPBD reported positive progress in\nextinguishing the Jatiwaringin landfill fire, which is now 30 per cent\ncontained. Officers are focused on releasing methane gas.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/drought-and-clean-water-crisis-spreads-to-10-districts-in-west-java-1784541052", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }