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Jakarta 4 months ago

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PAM Jaya to almost double water subsidy from Rp 66b to Rp 111b

Customers with the lowest income can enjoy a flat water bill of Rp 1,000 (US$0.06) per cubic meter.

Jakarta 1 year ago

Councilor calls for drinkable tap water installations in city buildings, schools

A Jakarta Legislative Council member calls for the installation of tap water facilities in government buildings and schools to replace bottled water, aiming to promote PAM Jaya water as safe and up to drinking standards.

Jakarta 1 year ago

PAM Jaya to accelerate clean water pipe development

PAM Jaya is speeding up pipeline infrastructure projects to ensure clean water access for all Jakartans, with a goal of 100 percent coverage by 2030.

Academia 2 years ago

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Uniting to tap into water's potential for peace

The precious resource is essential for life, but 2 billion people around the world still lack access to safe drinking water, with 500 million residing in Asia alone. Closer to home, around 18 million Indonesians are still deprived of access to safe water.

Editorial 2 years ago

Protecting groundwater

Enforcement of the regulation that restricts groundwater extraction in Jakarta has been lax, allowing people who extract groundwater for daily consumption to go unpunished.

Society 2 years ago

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More regions brace for drought as dry season intensifies

Many cities and regencies have declared a state of emergency for the drought caused by the El Niño-induced prolonged dry season, which has led to limited access to clean water for thousands of residents.

Jakarta 2 years ago

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Privatized water still muddying Jakarta: Civil groups

Civil groups have raised their suspicion that PAM Jaya's latest "bundling" deal with Moya Indonesia is simply another way to keep private companies' hands in the city's water system.

Jakarta 3 years ago

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Jakarta struggles as climate change disrupts water balance

Jakartans — especially those living in areas unreached by the city’s pipe network — are still struggling to access clean potable water as scientists predict that climate change will disrupt water balance and a harsher El Niño can potentially spell problems for the city’s water resources.

Jakarta 4 years ago

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Govt, Jakarta join hands to save capital from sinking

The expansion of tap water services is seen as crucial to halting land subsidence in the sinking capital, which is primarily driven by excessive groundwater extraction as not all residents have access to piped water.

City 5 years ago

PAM Jaya aims to reach 100 percent tap water coverage in Jakarta by 2030

Jakarta-owned tap water company PAM Jaya is working to expand the city's tap water coverage from 65 percent to 100 percent and help Indonesia's capital to become water self-sufficient by 2030.

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