Water company overwhelmed

Water company overwhelmed

UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Only 40 percent of the 300,000 population of Jeneponto regency get clean water from the local water company PDAM, Antara reported.

Burhan, the director of the company, cited lack of springs as the cause of its limited ability to meet the public demand. In order to meet the need for potable water in some dry areas in the regency, the company has set up 50 public hydrants and provided 2 water tanks to go to even remoter places. (swe)