EAST BELITUNG - The dry season has occurred in several areas, including in the Bangka Belitung Islands Province. PT Timah Tbk has often helped build drilled wells in residential areas for several years.
As in 2019, PT Timah Tbk built a well in Rasau Hamlet, Gantung Village, Gantung District, East Belitung. During the dry season like this, the presence of PT Timah Tbk's drilled well is a blessing for the community.
The well, which is located on Jalan Aik Rabak RT 06, is used by the community, especially Rasau Hamlet and Baru Village, numbering around 200 families.
One of the residents, Siswandi Usman, expressed his gratitude for the existence of the drilled well, so that during the current dry season the drilled well is very useful for the community.
"Thank God, thanks to the construction of a drilled well by PT Timah Tbk in Gantung Village, the community's need for clean water during the dry season has been greatly helped, especially for bathing and washing needs," said the former head of Gantung Village.
According to Siswandi, people usually use water sources that come from dug wells, raw water sources that come from rivers or ponds, but during the dry season it is certain that there will be a drought.
Apart from that, mining is also affected, especially Ganse Hamlet which uses PDAM water.
He explained that the process of constructing PT Timah Tbk's drilled wells began in 2019.
"The development process is going well, carried out in mutual cooperation by the community and until now the electricity supply is based on the participation of the local community," he explained.
Therefore, they appreciated PT Timah Tbk's well assistance, because the community felt this assistance directly.
Then, he also advised PT Timah Tbk to continue to participate in helping people who lack water sources as they currently do.
"The community is very grateful for the construction of this drilled well and it has greatly helped in providing clean water for their household and business needs," he said. (*)
