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water-crisis

National 6 years ago

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Jambi faces crop failure, clean water crisis following prolonged drought

The intense dry season has led to drought in Jambi, with thousands of hectares of rice fields potentially facing crop failure and residents running out of clean water.

Editorial 6 years ago

Living with drought

Water efficiency and rainwater catchment, for instance, should become an endless national movement, apart from environmental protection.

City 6 years ago

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Greater Jakarta braces for harsher dry season as El Nino looms over Indonesia

A clean water crisis has begun to affect people in several parts of the capital as the dry season this year coincides with the El Nino phenomenon.

National 7 years ago

Musi River's tributaries diminishing

During Dutch rule, theTengkuruk River, one of the tributaries, was filled up to build a street, now known as Jl. Sudirman, while, the Kapuran River has become Jl. Merdeka.

National 7 years ago

Polluted and drained, rivers cause water crisis in Surakarta

The city's water company has stopped producing because raw water from Bengawan Solo and Samin River has become too polluted to be treated. Residents are buying packaged water to fulfill their daily needs.

City 7 years ago

Water crisis hit Bekasi villages

A water crisis has hit 13 villages in Bekasi, West Java, following a prolonged drought, and local residents seeking a water supply have been urged to report to their district administrations.

National 7 years ago

Klaten residents ‘more worried’ about water crisis than Merapi eruption

Repeated phreatic eruptions at Mount Merapi since Monday have not affected daily activities in the villages of Balerante, Panggang and Sidorejo in Kemalang district, Klaten regency, Central Java - but a shortage of clean water has.

Opinion 7 years ago

Digitalization can solve water and climate crisis

According to a 2015 Asian Development Bank report, more than three quarters of countries in Asia face serious water shortages.

City 7 years ago

60,000 Depok households affected by tainted pipe water

Heavy rains over the weekend in Bogor and Depok in West Java have caused the Ciliwung River to overflow, disrupting the distribution of clean water to thousands of households in Depok.

Environment 8 years ago

Enlist nature's help to quench world's growing thirst: UN

The world should look to nature for better ways to maintain supplies of water, keep it clean, and protect people from droughts and floods, the United Nations said on Monday.

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water-crisis

PREMIUM Jambi faces crop failure, clean water crisis following prolonged drought

Living with drought

PREMIUM Greater Jakarta braces for harsher dry season as El Nino looms over Indonesia

Musi River's tributaries diminishing

Polluted and drained, rivers cause water crisis in Surakarta

Water crisis hit Bekasi villages

Klaten residents ‘more worried’ about water crisis than Merapi eruption

Digitalization can solve water and climate crisis

60,000 Depok households affected by tainted pipe water

Enlist nature's help to quench world's growing thirst: UN

follow our Social media

Your Opinion Matters

Thank You

PREMIUM
Jambi faces crop failure, clean water crisis following prolonged drought

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Greater Jakarta braces for harsher dry season as El Nino looms over Indonesia