Clean water almost depleted

Clean water almost depleted

BALIKPAPAN, Central Kalimantan: The long drought has almost
depleted the local state-owned water company's supply at Manggar
Dam and residents here could be out of clean water within 20
days.

The head of the company, Djamaluddin said yesterday that the
water production capacity had been dropping since the beginning
of October.

Antara quoted him as saying that Balikpapan residents would
likely find it difficult to obtain clean water unless rain begins
to fall.

To help the outer areas of the city, the water company has
also been distributing water using water-tank vehicles. (09)