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Clean Water Crisis Widens in Tangerang, Six Sub-Districts Affected by Drought
🇮🇩 Indonesia /Environment & Climate

Clean Water Crisis Widens in Tangerang, Six Sub-Districts Affected by Drought

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Six sub-districts in Tangerang Regency, Banten, are experiencing a clean water crisis due to an extreme drought.
  • The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has distributed 10,000 liters of water to two affected sub-districts, with more aid planned.
  • The crisis is expanding, with the local disaster agency having previously identified 20 sub-districts as potentially vulnerable to drought.

The extreme dry season in Tangerang Regency, Banten, has led to a widening clean water crisis, affecting six sub-districts as of Thursday, July 23. The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) in Tangerang Regency has received requests for assistance from eight villages spread across these affected areas.

For eight villages, there are, Panongan village in Panongan, Curug Kulon village in Curug, Bojong Nangka in Kelapa Dua, Gintung village in Sukadiri, Kosambi village, in Kronjo there is Muncung village, and Mekar Baru sub-district there are Jenggot village and Dadap Dalam village.

— Hadi FauziThe head of the Tangerang Regency PMI details the specific villages affected by the clean water crisis.

Hadi Fauzi, head of the Tangerang Regency PMI, detailed the affected villages: Panongan village in Panongan sub-district, Curug Kulon village in Curug sub-district, Bojong Nangka in Kelapa Dua, Gintung and Kosambi villages in Sukadiri, Muncung village in Kronjo, and Jenggot and Dadap Dalam villages in Mekar Baru.

PMI has managed to supply water to two sub-districts so far, with each receiving 10,000 liters. Aid distribution for other affected areas is pending scheduling. Fauzi assured that PMI would continue to provide clean water to drought-stricken communities throughout the dry season, following instructions from PMI Central to continue until May 2027.

Only two sub-districts have been supplied so far, and we are currently scheduling for the sub-districts that have submitted letters.

— Hadi FauziThe head of the Tangerang Regency PMI explains the current status of aid distribution.

The situation has worsened, with an additional sub-district reporting a crisis since Wednesday, July 22, when only five were affected. This expansion highlights the ongoing impact of the dry season. The Tangerang Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) had previously mapped approximately 20 sub-districts as potentially experiencing drought during the peak of the season.

If for this water supply, because of the Central PMI instruction, it's for one year, so until May.

— Hadi FauziThe head of the Tangerang Regency PMI clarifies the duration of the water supply mission.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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