Cijantung residents ask for more water

Cijantung residents ask for more water

JAKARTA (JP): Residents suffering from a shortage of drinking
water due to the current drought in Cijantung, East Jakarta, have
urged Governor Surjadi Soedirdja to provide them with more water.

Representatives of the residents made the request directly to
the governor when he and his entourage visited the area on
Sunday.

Suryadi responded positively to the request but urged the
residents not to use too much detergent when doing laundry and
not to dump waste water directly into the rivers for fear of
polluting the water supply.

"Please use water more efficiently," Surjadi said. "This
year's prolonged dry season has dug deeply into the city's water
reserves."

The governor, accompanied by several of his staff, visited the
area on his regular Sunday inspection to various sub-districts
in the greater Jakarta area.

Referring to another request by residents that the city owned
water company, PAM Jaya, immediately install a water catching
plant in their sub-district, Surjadi asked for patience.

"Many other areas in the city are also suffering from the
shortage of clean water so please be patient," asked Suryadi. "I
can assure you all that your request will be heard by the
municipal administration."

The governor also told the residents not to be afraid of
criticizing the city administration so long as the contents of
the criticisms are based on facts.

"Please criticize me and other city officials if we are wrong
as it bodes well for the openness encouraged by the government,"
Suryadi pointed out.(bas)