Overcome Drought # bilingual

ENGLISH ---Overcome Drought

North Aceh Kapolres AKBP Untung Sangaji began to build three wells for the Matang Keh Desa, Kecamatan Pirak Timu, North Aceh District. The area experienced the worst drought for the past two months.

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"We got three drill wells. Hopefully this can ease the burden of rural people who experience drought. Minimal can be enough to meet the needs of drinking water, "said AKBP Untung Sangaji, Sunday (18/2/2018).

He mentioned that in the subdistrict there are 15,000 hectares of paddy fields that are now 60 days old. It is estimated that if it does not rain two weeks into the future, there is a harvest failure in the interior.

He mentioned that drought conditions in the district were the worst in the last five years. In fact, when he surveyed rice fields, rice stalks began to yellow. "If there is no end it can be a failure," he said.

Previous BMKG Lhokseumawe Office said two of the worst districts were drought in North Aceh, namely Pirak Timu Subdistrict and Nibong District. BMKG estimates that the next ten days has not yet rained in the area.

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INDONESIA--Atasi Kekeringan

Kapolres Aceh Utara AKBP Untung Sangaji mulai membangun tiga sumur bor untuk Desa Matang Keh, Kecamatan Pirak Timu, Kabupaten Aceh Utara. Kawasan itu mengalami kemarau terparah sejak dua bulan lalu.

“Kita bangun tiga sumur bor. Semoga ini bisa meringankan beban masyarakat desa yang mengalami kekeringan. Minimal bisa untuk mencukupi kebutuhan air minum,” sebut AKBP Untung Sangaji, Minggu (18/2/2018).

Dia menyebutkan, di kecamatan itu terdapat 15.000 hektare sawah yang kini berusia 60 hari. Diperkirakan, jika tak turun hujan dua pekan ke depan, maka terjadi gagal panen di daerah pedalaman itu.

Dia menyebutkan, kondisi kekeringan di kecamatan itu terparah dalam lima tahun terakhir. Bahkan, ketika dia meninjau areal persawahan, batang padi mulai menguning. “Kalau tak ada ujan bisa dipastikan gagal panen,” katanya.

Sebelumnya BMKG Kantor Lhokseumawe menyatakan dua kecamatan paling parah mengalami kekeringan di Aceh Utara yaitu Kecamatan Pirak Timu dan Kecamatan Nibong. BMKG memperkirakan sepuluh hari ke depan belum turun hujan di kawasan itu.

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