JAKARTA: With thousands of villages suffering from drought as Indonesia faces an intense dry season this year because of the El Niٌo weather phenomenon, experts have called on the government to take long-term preventive action by making the most use of rainwater.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) announced that 55 regencies and cities have declared a drought emergency so far.
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