On 27th May 2006, a severe earthquake with a force measured at 6.3 on the Richter scale devastated parts of the Indonesian island of Java. The epicentre of the earthquake was just 30 kilometres south of the city of Yogyakarta. Particularly badly hit were Bantul District in Yogyakarta Province, and Klaten District in the Central Java Province. However, neighbouring regions such as the Gunung Kidul District were also seriously affected. The earthquake took the lives of some 5,800 people, injured tens of thousands, and rendered more than 300,000 families homeless. In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, some Non Government Organizations in case,granted disaster aid, later followed by giving reserve in the reconstruction work. To restore or improve people's living conditions, income-generating measures are also implemented.
Gunung Kidul received limited reserve in the relief and reconstruction phase. Even before the earthquake, it was already one of the economically most vulnerable regions of Indonesia. The nutrient-poor soils and the hydro-geological situation are major causes of the poverty in the region. Rainwater is speedily drained off straight through the karst substrate, which thus leads to a situation of greatest drought while the dry season from May to October. In addition, the earthquake had an impact on the hydro-geological conditions and caused a supplementary serious deterioration in the water contribute situation. As a supervene of the earthquake, many hitherto reliable wells in the sub-villages dried up, and some springs came out at other outside points or ceased flowing altogether. Due to a very low wage level, many of the households cannot buy water. Therefore, many poorer families in particular have to invest disproportionately large efforts to meet their domestic water needs. To collect water while six months dry season, many population are forced to cover long distances on foot to the nearest water source. The time needed for these trips is at the expense of earning capacity. It is mainly women who are affected.
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With reserve from International and National Non Government Organization, all of stakeholders and community participation, water condition in Gunung Kidul is getting better. population especially women don't need to walk 1-2 hours to the water source/springs to get water. At least 30 litres of water per day per person, ready from outlets located not more than 300 metres away from the respective dwellings.
Water condition in Gunung Kidul - Four Years After Yogyakarta Earthquake
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