C. Java cloud seeding starts

Sat, 15 Nov 1997, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

SEMARANG, Central Java: The Central Java administration, in
cooperation with the Agency for the Assessment and Application of
Technology (BPPT), will carry out cloud seeding for 35 days
starting Monday to overcome water shortages due to the prolonged
dry season, Antara reported yesterday.

Head of the provincial water resources services, Tasambar
Mochtar, said Thursday the cloud seeding aimed to raise the water
level of several dams which were low on water.

He said his office had conducted field studies of cloud
seeding. The undertaking is expected to cost Rp 1 billion
(US$295,000).

A study conducted by the local Meteorological and Geophysical
Agency (BMG) said this year's drought would end in December, but
the agency's spokesman, Soepriyo, said the dry season in Central
Java and Yogyakarta would last 10 to 20 days longer than
expected. (mds)

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