Some areas in Bogor lacking water

Some areas in Bogor lacking water

JAKARTA (JP): Some areas in Bogor are lacking water due to a
decline in rainfall since the end of March.

Residents of Cimanggu said they had difficulty in getting
water from their wells.

"We reserve water for drinking. We only bathe when it rains,"
Akub, a resident, said.

Another resident, Waluyo, said water at his house was dirty
and mixed with mud.

"We wait for the dirt in the water to settle before using it
for drinking and cooking," he said.

Asnawi, another resident, said he had to travel 40 kilometers
to his son's house to get water.

He said he tried to find someone to deepen his well but
failed, because all well drillers had been hired by other
residents.

Bogor mayoralty spokesman Hari Harsono said he had yet to
receive a report about the lack of water in Cimanggu or in other
areas.

Meanwhile, chief of forecasting services at the Meteorological
and Geophysical Agency, Paulus Agus Winarso, said the dry season
would end in October.

"This is the peak of the dry season," he said. Residents
should try to manage remaining water as best as possible, Paulus
said. The climate made it impossible to make artificial rain, he
added. (24/jun)