The sun boils people wash clothes in the embung that still has water reserve. Another part of filling the jerrigen to take home to home. Even there are people who start buying clean water to meet daily needs.
Since entering the dry season, various regions in South Sulawesi begin to feel the impact of drought. The rice fields begin to dry. Some are distracted to plant palawija, most of them are only sleeping. Ten embungs that become a source of clean water in Bontoa District, Kabupten Maros, Sulsel, have dried. No problem of clean water crisis veranda the area.
Fenomena El Nino due to increased sea temperature in the Pacific Ocean of the middle and eastern part warned the impact of this year’s dryness. Based on the data of the Klimatology and Geophysics (BMKG) Sulsel on the basis of September II September 2023, part of the region on the west coast and south of the Sulsel Province in the category of extreme dryness with no rainy days (HTH) more than 60 days.
People take water from the embung in Pajukukang Village, Bontoa District, Maros Regency, South Sulawesi.
One bocah finished bath near the embung in Pajukukang Village, Bontoa District, Maros Regency, South Sulawesi.
This year’s dry season is more than three years before, resulting in a clean water crisis extending in a number of regions. The least eight districts affected in Makassar City. The production of PDAM water in the area decreases up to 50 percent or about 500-800 liters per second from normal 1.300 liters per second. Caused by a drastically drop in the Leko Fishing, Kabuten Maros, which is one of the raw water sources of PDAM Makassar.
Until finally, Makassar City Government set the emergency response status of the dry disaster in the area. Prepare unforeseen assistance budget (BTT) of Rp7 billion for the handling of the problem. Determination of the help of clean water to the affected people began to do. A total of 125 thousand-150 thousand liters of clean water are dissolved daily.
In addition to Makassar City, two other districts are Maros and Jeneponto Regency also set the status of emergency response to dry disaster.
Warga brings clean water in Maros Regency, South Sulawesi.
Photo air ambience Leko Pancing whose water discharge decreases drastically in Maros Regency, South Sulawesi.
Photo and Text: Arnas Padda
The number of bocah plays in rice fields that dries due to the dry season in Maros Regency, South Sulawesi.
The air photo of the rice fields drying due to the dryness in Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi.
Warga holds the bucket when queue to get the help of clean water in Makassar, South Sulawesi.
The BPBD Maros gas assists clean water to residents in Maros Regency, South Sulawesi.
The number of people queue to get the help of clean water in Makassar, South Sulawesi.
The BPBD Maros poultry fills the congregation of citizens with water when distributing the help of clean water in Maros Regency, South Sulawesi.
Editor: Yusran Uccang
