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ACTNews, SEMARANG DISTRICT - In Krajan Hamlet, Gedong Village, Banyubiru
District, water is hardly available during dry season. The wells that belong to
the locals, which are around 20-meter deep, often dry up. To find water, the
locals have to go to the neighboring villages and queue up in a spring that is
located quite far away.
Slamet Wardoyo,
a community leader in Krajan Hamlet, said that there isn’t any community-based
drinking water service yet in his village. There is also a water source located
in the neighboring village which is almost 15 kilometers away. Some of the
residents planned to build pipeline to the spring, however, it is still quite
costly for them.
"For the
local residents, the majority of whom are casual laborers and farmers, building
pipelines is certainly too expensive," said Slamet.
Responding to
the water crisis that hit almost every year in Krajan Hamlet, Global Wakaf-ACT
Central Java has started the construction of the Waqf Well since Wednesday (12/16).
The team digs borehole water well up to 100 meters beneath the ground to get to
the water source.
Hamas
Rausyanfikr Global Wakaf – ACT Program Department explained that the
construction of the Waqf Well will take one or two weeks. It takes longer than
the construction of typical Waqf Well because the soil is rather rocky.
"We predict
that we will reach the water source at 60 meter-deep. The construction takes
longer because the terrain is quite rocky, "he explained, Thursday (12/17).
Global Wakaf-ACT
also built restrooms to accompany the new Waqf Well to be used for free by the
150 residents in Krajan Hamlet. "Wells and sanitary facilities for Krajan
residents are a tangible form of the benefits of waqf. We hope that the well
and restrooms can be maintained together by the community,” Hamas asked.
The Waqf well in
Krajan Hamlet is the 46th well that Global Wakaf-ACT builds in the Central Java.
This shows collaboration with generous benefactors whose benefits can be
felt by everyone. More waqf well will be built in Central Java and other areas
in Indonesia as well as countries around the world. To make this happen, we
need massive contributions from the community. []
