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Activities by NGOs and CBOs Indonesia

Case 11: Construction of irrigation in West Java
Type of Activity Water system technology
Organization K.H. M. Hassanudin
Area Garut, West Java

Summary

He made a water way as long as 4,300 meters through stony and labile hillside. He, then, blocked the water to be distributed to agricultural area as broad as 3800 hectares with the rice yield of 5 tons/hectare. In 1968, he was asked by the villagers of Pasarean to coordinate similar work as long as 3,500 meters. He did the project for 6 months, the village acquired its water and managed to water rice fields as broad as 120 hectares. He was, then, asked by the people of Sukapura village to make water way as long as 2,500 meters to water rice fields as broad as 80 hectares and in the village of Cimapag as long as 1,500 meters to water rice fields as broad as 60 hectares. He also sponsored the development of schools, drinking water installation, markets, roads and mosques. He could settle various problems in the society well. Therefore, not only does he manage to preserve natural environment but he also maintains the harmony of the social environment.


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