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        "id": 1798234,
        "msgid": "thousands-of-litres-of-water-supplied-to-counter-drought-in-west-and-central-java-1781183224",
        "date": "2026-06-11 19:17:45",
        "title": "Thousands of Litres of Water Supplied to Counter Drought in West and Central Java",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has begun distributing thousands of litres of clean water to drought-stricken villages in Central and West Java, as the dry season reduces natural water sources. The most substantial deliveries have targeted Bekasi and Bogor regencies, where rainfall has been absent for a month. Authorities are urging residents and local governments to build absorption wells and practise rainwater harvesting as the meteorological agency warns that dry zones will expand significantly in June and July.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has\nconfirmed that thousands of litres of clean water are being distributed\nto a number of villages in Central Java and West Java that are beginning\nto feel the impact of drought during the transition phase of the dry\nseason. Abdul Muhari, Head of the BNPB Data, Information and\nCommunication Centre, stated in Jakarta on Thursday that the delivery of\nclean water supplies is focused on Cilacap Regency in Central Java, and\nBogor and Bekasi Regencies in West Java. \u201cThe dry season now occurring\nin these regions has caused water discharge from natural sources to\ndecline and is no longer meeting the daily needs of the community,\u201d he\nsaid. Abdul explained that one of the largest logistical water\ndeliveries was directed to Nagasari Village in Serang Baru District,\nBekasi Regency, which reportedly received no rainfall at all over the\npast month. In this downstream area of Bekasi Regency, the local\nRegional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has distributed at least\n10,000 litres of clean water to meet the domestic needs of 30 affected\nfamilies. Meanwhile, thousands more litres of water were channelled by\nthe Bogor Regency BPBD following a reduction in the flow of surface\nwater springs in upstream areas commonly relied upon by local residents.\nAbdul noted that in Bogor Regency, a fleet of tanker trucks has\ndistributed 5,000 litres of clean water in stages to at least 127\nfamilies in the Gunung Sari Village area, Citeureup District. Responding\nto these events, the BNPB is urging the public and local governments to\nimplement mitigation measures. According to Abdul, these include\nconstructing infiltration wells and preparing adequate water reservoirs\nas a reserve of clean water. In addition, communities can also harvest\nrainwater by preparing drums or collection containers for daily use.\n\u201cConserving and using water wisely according to needs,\u201d he said. This\ndrought is consistent with the latest data update from the Meteorology,\nClimatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), which reported that as of the\nend of May 2026, the expansion of dry areas began in 200 seasonal zones\n(11.83 percent of the country), identified through brownish colouring on\nthe national climate distribution map. The movement of these dry zones\nis projected to surge drastically this month, entering 198 new seasonal\nzones, equivalent to 31.6 percent of the land area, covering southern\nparts of DKI Jakarta, portions of Java, and a large part of Kalimantan.\nEntering July, the dry season will spread to another 66 seasonal zones\nencompassing western Jambi, East Kalimantan, eastern South Kalimantan,\nmost of Sulawesi, and North Maluku. In contrast, BMKG has detected local\nanomalies due to broad topographic effects in seven seasonal zones (0.68\npercent of the land area) which are actually above normal or wetter,\nspecifically in Bengkulu, northern and southern Gorontalo, and a small\npart of East Nusa Tenggara.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/thousands-of-litres-of-water-supplied-to-counter-drought-in-west-and-central-java-1781183224",
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