Potable water supplied to villages

Potable water supplied to villages

MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: The East Nusa Tenggara provincial
administration has not yet been able to provide potable water for
many of the people as it is difficult to find springs in the
area, an official said on Saturday.

"Currently, we are concentrating our efforts on providing
potable water for the five regencies of Alor, Ngada, Kupang, East
Flores and Manggarai. A total of 92 out of 241 villages have
received potable water this year," local Health Bureau chief Agus
Barak said.

He asked for the people's active participation in maintaining
the purity of the water sources.

"Local people should be involved from the survey stage, while
the government should only provide the funding," Agus said.
(yac/dja)