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        "id": 1501478,
        "msgid": "government-plays-rainmaker-1447893297",
        "date": "2004-04-20 00:00:00",
        "title": "Government plays rainmaker",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Government plays rainmaker CIREBON, West Java: The government has been carrying out cloud seeding in West Java and Central Java since April 1 to ensure a constant water supply for local farmers during this year's dry season, an official said on Monday. The cloud seeding is aimed at filling to capacity two major reservoirs -- the Jatiluhur dam in Purwakarta, West Java, and the Kedung Ombo dam in Boyolali, Central Java.",
        "content": "<p>Government plays rainmaker<\/p>\n<p>CIREBON, West Java: The government has been carrying out cloud<br>\nseeding in West Java and Central Java since April 1 to ensure a<br>\nconstant water supply for local farmers during this year's dry<br>\nseason, an official said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The cloud seeding is aimed at filling to capacity two major<br>\nreservoirs -- the Jatiluhur dam in Purwakarta, West Java, and the<br>\nKedung Ombo dam in Boyolali, Central Java.<\/p>\n<p>Ato Suprapto, a director general at the Ministry of<br>\nAgriculture, said the project involved his office, the Ministry<br>\nof Settlement and Regional Infrastructure and the Technology<br>\nAssessment and Application Agency (BPPT).<\/p>\n<p>\"The government has allocated between Rp 2.5 billion<br>\n(US$290,697) and Rp 3 billion for the cloud seeding program in<br>\nJava,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>Farmers in Cirebon hailed the project, saying it would help<br>\nthem cope with annual water shortages. --JP<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-plays-rainmaker-1447893297",
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