Dry season to peak in August: BMG

Dry season to peak in August: BMG

JAKARTA: The Meteorology and Geophysics Board (BMG) predicted
that the dry season would climax in August, with many provinces
suffering from drought.

"The dry season will last longer than last year," BMG Chief
Gunawan Ibrahim said on Thursday.

He said the rainy season may only begin between September and
October, leading to water shortages in several provinces such as
East Nusa Tenggara, East and Central Java for at least another
three months.

The official further called on people to anticipate a
prolonged dry season.

"We have arranged a program in cooperation with the
agriculture ministry to enable farmers to survive during the dry
season, for example by growing plants that require little water,"
Gunawan said.--Antara