Bekasi Regency BPBD Distributes 5.7 Million Litres of Clean Water to Tackle Drought
The Bekasi Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) continues to intensify the distribution of clean water assistance for residents affected by drought. As of Thursday afternoon (20/8), the total clean water distributed had reached 5,797,500 litres since the initial distribution began on Tuesday (9/6).
Head of the Bekasi Regency BPBD, Muchlis, stated that this measure is part of the local government’s effort to meet residents’ basic needs and prevent a wider water crisis throughout the 2026 dry season. The assistance targets 65,659 individuals from 21,333 households spread across 192 distribution points.
“Assistance is still being provided as long as it is needed to meet the basic needs of residents affected by drought,” Muchlis said in his statement on Friday (21/8).
The clean water distribution covers 35 villages in 11 sub-districts, including Sukawangi, Babelan, Sukakarya, Pebayuran, Tambun Selatan, Cikarang Selatan, Cikarang Pusat, Serang Baru, Cibarusah, Bojongmangu, and Setu. The southern part of Bekasi Regency is recorded as the worst-hit area, with the highest concentration of drought in Cibarusah, Bojongmangu, and Serang Baru sub-districts.
In addition to domestic needs, the drought has also hit the productive agricultural sector. Head of Emergency and Logistics at Bekasi Regency BPBD, Dodi Supriyadi, revealed that 1,827 hectares of agricultural land across 15 sub-districts and 45 villages have been affected. The local government is now pursuing a pump irrigation system through coordination with the Agriculture Office and Perumda Tirta Bhagasasi to save the affected land.
To support supply sustainability, the Bekasi Regency Government is also distributing supporting facilities such as water storage tanks and drilled wells at several strategic points. This handling involves cross-agency synergy, from the TNI-Polri, PMI, BBWS, Perum Jasa Tirta, to CSR contributions from various companies in industrial estates.
Dodi added that in addition to logistics distribution, long-term measures such as river normalisation, waste cleaning in waterways, and the removal of illegal structures continue to be optimised to maintain water resilience in the Bekasi Regency area.