Dozens Of Villages In Ngawi Experience Critical Drought

PHOTO of the East Java BPBD DOC

SURABAYA - Dozens of villages spread across nine sub-districts in Ngawi Regency are experiencing critical drought.

The nine sub-districts are Mantingan, Karanganyar, Widodaren, Kedunggalar, Pitu, Bringin, Kasreman, Padas, and Karangjati sub-districts.

"There are 44 villages in Ngawi that have been hit by drought, spread across the sub-districts," said Head of the East Java Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Budi Santosa, confirmed on Thursday, September 30.

BPBD immediately moved quickly to overcome the drought problem. One of them is by sending two tanks of clean water or about 12 thousand liters to the area.

"We are also synergizing with BPBD Ngawi, to immediately distribute clean water assistance to affected communities. Because water is a basic need," he said.

According to Budi, this drought is one type of disaster in East Java. In addition to dropping clean water, Budi admitted that he would also search for dry and missing springs.

"A case like this has happened in Nganjuk. The water source was lost, but after reforestation, the source finally appeared again," he said.

Another step, continued Budi, BPBD will carry out a reforestation movement, by planting trees and reforestation around water sources. The types of trees that will be planted, continued Budi, are water-absorbing plants such as durian, rain tree, and bamboo.

"Beyond that, the East Java BPBD will also carry out pipeline activities in drought areas in collaboration with the related Regional Apparatus Organization (OPD)," he said.