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Lack of clean water, especially during the dry season, often hits Lewobunga Village, East Adonara District, East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. Various efforts have been made by local communities to obtain clean water, and in April 2024, deep water well drilling began. The provision put forward by Mrs. Julie Sutrisno Laiskodat as Member of Commission IV DPR RI together with PTTEP Indonesia, is a form of attention for the people there.

The people of Lewobunga Village are grateful for the existence of a clean water well which can be used for daily life. As a form of gratitude, the village community held a thanksgiving as well as an inauguration of a clean water well which was held on Tuesday (10/09/2024). This inauguration was attended by the Expert Staff of DPR RI, PTTEP Indonesia, the Regional Government represented by the Head of East Adonara District, Village Heads in East Adonara District, and village officials along with community leaders and the local community.

“Again we express our infinite gratitude to PTTEP Indonesia who cares so much about NTT. This time, the Lewobunga Adonara Community no longer has to experience the lack of clean water. Therefore, I encourage the Lewobunga Community to be grateful for PTTEP's generosity in protecting this water source." Said Alison, Expert Staff of DPR RI.

This clean water well is the fourth well in East Nusa Tenggara that has been sucessfully inaugurated by PTTEP Indonesia. Previously, 2 clean water wells had been inaugurated in Ngada Regency and 1 in East Manggarai Regency. PTTEP Indonesia hopes that the presence of a clean water well in Lewobunga Village can have a positive impact on the community's quality of life, environmental quality, public health, and community productivity. As an implementation of corporate social responsibility to provide attention to the community, PTTEP Indonesia prioritizes the 6th Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs regarding Clean Water and Sanitation.  Clean water is the most important part of life because water quality affects greatly on health and daily life.

The drilling process began on 16 April 2024. During the drilling process, the technical team experienced several obstacles such as hard rock formation and damaged drilling equipment. However, this is not an obstacle for the drilling technical team to get clean water. At exactly 85 meters, drilling stopped and the team attempted a pumping test. As a result, the water obtained meets expectations with a discharge of 4-5 cubic meters per hour. This is a fairly large water source that will be utilized by the residents of Lewobunga Village, East Adonara District.