AMRAN and Itung make a fortune from the mishap befalling residents of the Radio Republik Indonesia complex in Jakarta. Fortnightly, they deepen the water-scarce wells of the people living in Tanjung Duren subdistrict, West Jakarta. “Without proper deepening, groundwater is hard to pump out,” said Amran, known, along with Itung, as a skilled well driller.

On Tuesday last week, the two drilled the well of Sasri Rais, a resident of neighborhoo