JAKARTA - As much as 90 hectares of rice fields in Krueng Sabee District, Aceh Jaya Regency, have experienced drought due to the long dry season that has hit the local area since the beginning of January 2026.
"The area of drought land due to the current drought has reached more than 90 hectares in Krueng Sabee District, and is currently carrying out land reclamation," said Head of the Aceh Jaya Agriculture Service, Dailami, as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, January 29.
He said his party was paying close attention to this condition, considering that almost all of the rice fields in the area were rain-fed.
"Our current effort is to find the nearest water source, then we provide assistance with the water suction machine that is in the food brigade so that it can be used by farmers," he said.
Dailami explained that in the long term, his party together with the Aceh Jaya PUPR party had also reviewed the Blang Jempuk irrigation area to irrigate water to the fields, but after checking, the water in the dam was also not sufficient.
"For the channels, everything is ready, just to flow, but there is no water in the dam, but we continue to try to find the best solution for farmers. We have also proposed pumping irrigation, piping to the center, and just verified," he said.
He hopes that farmers in the region can continue to be enthusiastic even though they are experiencing drought, the government continues to try to find solutions.
"Aceh Jaya Regency, in this case the agriculture service, will continue to strive so that in the future agriculture in Aceh Jaya will be even better," said Dailami.
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