We, from the Hydrocare Organization, are
aiming to fix the water crisis problem in the villages of Sampang, Papua. We
will try to fix this problem with by promoting a campaign to develop and use
water filtration systems in the villages of Sampang.
There are eighty-four villages in 11 districts
in Sampang, East Java that are running out of clean water. On Wednesday, 02
October, 2013, 15:48 WIB Wisnu Abdullah, Chief of Disaster Risk Management
Agency (BNPB) for Sampang, said on Tuesday that the number have increased from
last month; where only 59 villages reported water scarcity. Wisnu said that,
“The data is in accordance to the report of each district head.”
To address the issue, Wisnu said, BNPB relies
on the delivery of clean water using water tank vehicles. The severest drought
is happening on northern part of the Sampang District, which includes
sub-districts Omben, Karang Penang and Kedungdung. “If by October we are still
on a drought, we will seek help from the provincial budget.” Usman, a resident
of Kedungdung Village, said that in order to get clean water he has to purchase
it from another village four kilometers away. “The price is Rp2,000 per five
liters.”
As we can see here and based on our opinion,
the price of water may be a little too expensive for the villagers with little
income to support their families. In order to make it easier for them we, as
stated before, will decrease the water problem in the villages of Sampang,
Papua by developing water filtration systems. We will also hold a fund-raising
program to help out our cause in buying pipes and other things needed in the
water filtration systems.
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