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ACTNews, GUNUNGKIDUL - Efforts to meet the needs of clean water for
residents in Gunungkidul are continuing. Despite the rainy season, most parts
of Gunungkidul still experience clean water crisis, including in Blarangan
Hamlet, Sidorejo Village, Ponjong District.
Global Wakaf
- ACT Special Region of Yogyakarta bagan
building a borehole well in Blarangan Hamlet, Tuesday (12/29). Global Wakaf –
ACT Special Region of Yogyakarta’s Waqf Well Development Coordinator Kharis
Pradana explained that the well that was being built in Blarangan Hamlet is the
36th waqf well in the Gunung Kidul area. "This number is still very small
compared to the many areas that experience clean water crisis in Gunung
Kidul," said Kharis. Regional Disaster Mitigation Board (BPBD) Gunungkidul
reported that there are still 248 hamlets that have trouble getting clean water
during dry season.
Yasin Suyadi, a
resident of Blarangan Hamlet, said that, during the dry season, residents flock
to take water in an agricultural well belonging to the Gunungkidul Agriculture
Service located in the middle of a rice field. "My child usually fetches
water there using a bicycle, while carrying jerry cans," said Yasin
Suyadi.
The waqf well
that was built in Blarangan Hamlet, is planned to be used for the purposes of
Al Hidayah mosque and to fulfill the needs of the local residents using
independent piping. []
