TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The government is targeting to provide 1.7 million new drinking water supply installations (Sambungan Pasokan Air Minum/SPAM) in Indonesian homes by 2016.
According to a data released by the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, the target consists of 167,300 home installations (SR) in districts and regencies, 286,750 home installations in urban areas, 1,082,720 installations in villages, and 178,780 installations in special districts.
Mochammad Natsir, director of water supply system development at the Public Housing Ministry's Directorate General of Copyright Works, said that the project's target is to provide all Indonesians with access to drinking water over the next five years.
By late 2014, only around 70 percent of the population has access to safe drinking water.
"We are targeting to provide 60 percent access to drinking water through piping network and 40 percent through no pipes," he said on Friday, November 20, Bisnis Indonesia reported.
To achieve the target, an investment of Rp253 trillion is required. Currently, the government is only able to provide 28 percent of that amount, sourced from the state budget.
To obtain the remainder of the needed funding, the government seeks to encourage and streamline non-state budget funding sources.
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