Sikka supplies water to 70 drought-hit villages facing water crisis

Source: ANTARADate: October 4, 2021 Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA) - The disaster mitigation office (BPBD) of Sikka District in Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, has supplied clean water to 70 villages reeling from a water crisis triggered by a drought. "As many as 70 villages, ...

Water crisis in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara linked to mining, observers say

Source: MongabayDate: May 1, 2021 Many parts of Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province have experienced a shortage of clean water shortage since last year.Environmental activists attribute the problem to environmental degradation in forested water catchment areas, including by mining companies.Wome...