Water supply for the poor

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: PDAM Samarinda, the city's water company, is introducing a new system in which poor people can subscribe to its water supply by paying the Rp 360,000 (US$160) installation fee in installments.

President of PDAM Samarinda, Djohansyah, said the plan is chiefly intended for residents of the Selili village because very few people there have subscribed to the facility, although the village is now included in PDAM's pipe network, Antara reported.

The new system, Djohansyah said, will be introduced as soon as the Selili water treatment plant begins its commercial operation next month, he said. (emb)