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Water crisis cripples life in Central Java's Banyumas

Some 3,150 families in 12 villages in Banyumas District, Central Java Province, are reeling from a clean water crisis ...

Jakarta has to be ready to face drought: BMKG

The capital city Jakarta has to be ready for drought since the peak of the dry season is predicted to be in September ...

Six of 22 regions in East Nusa Tenggara potentially drought-prone

The Kupang Climatology Station has hinted at the possibility of six out of 22 regions in East Nusa Tenggara Province ...

BPPT uses artificial rain to overcome forest fires

The Technology Assessment and Application Agency (BPPT) uses weather modification technology, better known as ...

Drought paralyses 17 villages in Cilacap, Central Java

As of June 30, a total of 17 villages in seven sub-districts in Cilacap, Central Java, were reeling under the impact of ...

Indonesia to host second Asia International Water Week

Indonesia is scheduled to host the 2nd Asia International Water Week which will be held in Bali from November 3 to 7, ...

Government promotes planting of more Macadamia trees

The government has encouraged the planting of more Macadamia trees based on their benefits of rehabilitating forest ...

Three villages in Bekasi, West Java, reel under drought

A water crisis is looming large over the villages of Ridhomanah, Ridhogalih, and Simajati in Cibarusah Sub-district, ...

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Several Indonesian regions brace for drought

Several regional authorities have been reminded to intensify the monitoring for possible forest fires and droughts, ...

Eight villages in Banyumas face water shortage

Even as Central Java Province has just begun to experience its dry season, eight villages in the Banyumas District have ...

Indonesia to face drier dry season this year

Forecasting that this year's dry season will be drier as compared to that of the previous year, the Meteorology, ...

Ten Sub-districts in Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, hit by drought

Ten sub-districts in Gunung Kidul District, Yogyakarta special autonomous region, are currently being hit by severe ...

Banyumas readies tank trucks to anticipate drought

Banyumas readies tank trucks to anticipate drought Regional drinking water company (PDAM) Tirta Satria in Banyumas ...

President pledges to construct 13 more dams in NTT: Deputy Governor

Deputy Governor of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Josef Nae Soi echoed President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi's) promise to ...

Gunung Kidul readies 600 water tanker trucks to tackle drought

The administration of Girisubo Sub-district, Gunung Kidul District, Special Region of Yogyakarta, has on standby ...