West Kalimantan’s Water Woes
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Water is abundant in West Kalimantan, yet the province has trouble obtaining clean water supply. Some 80 percent of inhabitants rely on rainwater for drinking and cooking, which gradually ends up damaging their teeth.
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TWO kinds of problem will usually follow the dry season in West Kalimantan, especially in the capital city of Pontianak: thick smoke and an acute shortage of clean water supply. The thick smoke—caused by forest fires—presents health hazards for the people and interferes with the operation of Supadio Airport, shutting it down temporarily. On Sunday two weeks ago, for example, the airport was closed for two hours before resuming operations when
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