The impact of drought in Bekasi Regency, West Java, has widened,\nparalysing clean water supplies and damaging thousands of hectares of\nagricultural land. The Bekasi Regency Regional Disaster Management\nAgency (BPBD) has recorded that the drought affects 3,002 hectares of\nfarmland spread across 15 districts and 52 villages.<\/p>\n
The Head of Emergency and Logistics at BPBD Bekasi Regency, Dodi\nSupriadi, stated that water distribution has been carried out gradually\nsince 9 June 2026. \u201cAs of now, there are 23 villages in 9 districts\nreceiving clean water distribution. We are serving all affected\nresidents on a rotational basis due to limited vehicles and personnel,\u201d\nsaid Dodi on Friday (31\/7).<\/p>\n
The nine priority districts include Cibarusah, Serang Baru,\nBojongmangu, South Cikarang, Pebayuran, Sukatani, Cabangbungin, Babelan,\nand Tarumajaya. To overcome operational limitations, the BPBD is\ncollecting data on water tank vehicles owned by regional authorities and\nprivate companies to augment the distribution fleet.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the community\u2019s clean water needs are being facilitated by\nPerumda Tirta Bhagasasi through access to free water collection at the\nnearest branches. The distribution of millions of litres of clean water\nis the result of a collaboration between BPBD, Perumda Tirta Bhagasasi,\nthe Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), BBWS Citarum, BBWS Ciliwung-Cisadane,\nand the business sector, including PT Hyundai, PT EJIP, BMI Foundation,\nSCK Foundation, DPC GAMKI, and Jababeka CSR.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/drought-impact-widens-in-bekasi-9-districts-receive-rotational-water-distribution-1785473572", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }