Clean water needed in Aceh

Clean water needed in Aceh

LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh: Most residents of North Aceh are still in
want of clean water, Antara reported Sunday.

Regent Tarmizi A. Karim said only around 200,000 out of one
million residents have access to clean water, which, he said, was
ironic in the industrial area.

He urged managements of leading companies here such as PT Arun
Ngl Co., PT AAF fertilizer company, PT Kertas Kraf Aceh and Mobil
Oil Indonesia to help bring about the necessity.

"I ask them not to turn blindly away to the fact that people
here live in a bad environment," he said.

The administration lacks funds to widen the network of the
city water firm, PDAM, he said, while it has made repeated offers
for the involvement of private companies.

Around Rp 38 billion is needed to enable all residents in
North Aceh to gain access to clean water, he said.