Water campaign needs law<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The national campaign to save water is doomed to
\nfail without adequate public awareness and participation,
\nMinister of Agriculture Sjarifudin Baharsjah has warned.<\/p>\n
Addressing a seminar on the campaign last week, Sjarifudin
\nsaid that Indonesia needs a water preservation law to make the
\ncampaign a success.<\/p>\n
The campaign was launched by President Soeharto on Nov. 16,
\n1994, to direct the attitudes of government officials, businesses
\nand the public toward the efficient use of water.<\/p>\n
Many parts of Indonesia were hard hit by prolonged water
\nshortages between 1991 and 1994 and droughts have been
\ndetrimental to the production of rice.<\/p>\n
According to Sjarifudin, one main obstacle facing the campaign
\nis how to preserve water resources without affecting the people's
\ndaily lives.<\/p>\n
\"Many of us are not ready to shower once a day,\" he said,
\nadding that it will be even more difficult to save water without
\naffecting agricultural activities.<\/p>\n
The seminar was co-sponsored by the Indonesian Association of
\nAgro-Meteorologists, the Indonesian Association of Agronomists
\nand the Indonesian Association of Agro-Economics. (14)<\/p>",
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