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Text your say: Suffering from drought
Drying out: Several fish lie dead as the rice field in Indramayu, West Java dries out
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Drying out: Several fish lie dead as the rice field in Indramayu, West Java dries out. This yearâs El Niño phenomenon will prolong the dry season in many parts of Indonesia, with the rainy season expected to come no sooner than December.(Antara/Dedhez Anggara) (Antara/Dedhez Anggara)
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span class="inline inline-center">Drying out: Several fish lie dead as the rice field in Indramayu, West Java dries out. This year's El Niño phenomenon will prolong the dry season in many parts of Indonesia, with the rainy season expected to come no sooner than December.(Antara/Dedhez Anggara)
Your comments on the drought that started to take its toll on people around the world, including in Indonesia, where an extended dry season is not expected to end until December:
People should maximize bio-pores in their homes, while big companies need to build roof-tanks to collect rain water. Start it now! We don't need regulations, we just need common sense.
Eddy Arjuna Zainy
Tax private swimming pools, stop washing cars, cut down on watering plants and the state-owned tap water operator (PDAM) has to reduce water leakages.
Meanwhile, rice farmers need to work out ways to use significantly less irrigation water.
Taco Darwinista D Vries
Indonesia is surrounded by water! A network of desalination plants around the country would help alleviate any drought, as would dam projects and water conservation measures.
Bruce
This is very sad. A lot of farmers will be hungry and the National Logistics Body (Bulog) can only supply old and low-quality rice.
Testi
The dry season will have a devastating impact on swathes of poor people in the agricultural sector. The government must include funds in the annual budget to address this problem.
God will not prolong this dry season unless we neglect the poor.
Setio
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