Danish aid for Gunungkidul

Danish aid for Gunungkidul

YOGYAKARTA: Danish Ambassador Michael Sternberg has granted
food aid and funds for a clean-water project worth Rp 647 million
to the drought-stricken district of Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta.

Sternberg, a frequent visitor to Gunungkidul, provided milk,
rice and biscuits for the needy worth Rp 332.9 million, as well
as pipes and Rp 314.1 million in funds for a clean-water project,
district administration spokesman, Suharsono, said here
yesterday.

Gunungkidul is often hit by a chronic water shortage. Last
year, it was again severely effected by a long drought.

The funds for the clean-water project will be used to procure
four main water tanks, 16 secondary water tanks and 15 kilometers
of pipes, Suharsono said, reported Antara.

He said the Danish embassy in Jakarta has also named a
Canadian non-governmental organization, which is based here, as
project consultant.

The pipes will channel clean water from three springs in Beji
village to 14 remote villages.