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Surabaya: The Public Works Ministry has designated East Java as the best province in the country in terms of water management
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urabaya: The Public Works Ministry has designated East Java as the best province in the country in terms of water management.
In the ministry’s 2011 report, Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto singled out the Brantas River as an example of best practice in river management.
The river has five reservoirs supplying drinking water and serving as irrigation and flood control. Its river flow also generates electricity, not to mention the presence of tourist spots along its path. The river has been able to generate 1.1 KwH of electricity with 275 mW power, Antara news wire reported on Sunday.
For irrigation, the Brantas River has been able to supply 120 hectares of paddy fields around its area. East Java is the second largest supplier of the nation’s rice supply. (iwa)
