Around 500 hectares of forest area in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (NTB) were in critical condition due to illegal logging that carried out by irresponsible elements.
"Forests are critical in the forest and outside forest areas, so that the water source in NTB reduced dramatically from the water source 700 is now home to about 200 springs," said Forest Service Chief NTB, Ir. Harina in Mataram,Indonesia on Saturday (26 / 9).
Therefore, some areas of the NTB is feared will experience drought, so the government with continued efforts to prevent forest destruction and deforestation.
"The government is also working to prevent further reduced by springs to provide guidance to the community," he said. Now, there are about five businessmen who will invest in the forestry field area more than 25,000 hectares, including the forest industry plants.
In addition, mining activities, particularly in the flow of the river is also limited, because the number of discarded mine wastes into the river making the river becomes shallow and the water freezes.
"Equally it is important to greening in many forest areas and green belts dam in NTB, by planting various kinds of trees to save water as much BUNUT or banyan tree, to meet the needs of clean water," he said.
Clean water is one of the pressing needs of society, because the coverage of clean water, especially in the countryside, until now only available about 30 percent, while in urban water services have also had 60 percent.
Service for the municipal water supply drawn from the shared water source such as the Narmada and forest Suranadi, West Lombok is about 30 kilometers east of Mataram, Indonesia.
References:kompas
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