Residents of Waa Banti Village in Papua Can Enjoy Clean Water and Electricity again

Residents in Waa Banti Village, District Tembagapura , Regency Mimika , Papua, now could enjoy clean water and electricity facilities . This thing along with done repair clean water infrastructure and installation electricity for inhabitant local .

Repair the carried out by PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) which poured 500,000 US dollars or more from IDR 7 billion for processing project done _ throughout 2021.

“We hope repair clean water and electricity facilities this could beneficial for people living in the village of Lembah Waa Banti,” said PTFI Vice President of Sustainable Development Nathan Kum in his statement , Wednesday (9/2/2022).
 
Repair clean water and electricity network this start was carried out in mid- 2021 and has been completed in December 2021 . _ Meanwhile, Waa Banti is a a village located 5 kilometers from PTFI 's operating area .

The people of the village of Waa Banti had time leave their village post existence disturbance security , and in early 2021 society already return to his village in the District Copperpura .

Along with return the village of Waa Banti is filled , the community has time experience trouble with clean water and electricity at night day because majority infrastructure experience damage .

PTFI with supported Village Head and TNI -Polri in do repair clean water infrastructure and installation electricity , the villagers have already _ could enjoy clean water and network electricity .

“Freeport gives caring and supportive development and repair facility this is so that the community permanent comfortable live in his hometown ,” he added .
 
Temporary That's it , PTFI Community Infrastructure Group Leader Rolly Nelwan says , in effort repair infrastructure in Waa Banti village, Medan weight and weather Becomes challenge heavy in processing project that .

As in Case repair clean water infrastructure , carried out by PTFI with make a dam ( water tank) in the area Opitogong the distance about 5 kilometers from village citizens .

“ Workers ' journey for arrived at the dam requires at least 1.5 hours way , so that this is challenge separately ,” said Rolly.

Whereas that for repair installation electricity , PTFI does repairs to a 550 kVA generator located in the Banti II area. Repair installation electricity covers repair all transformer , installation pole electricity , as well repair network electricity inside _ House citizens .

“A lot network electric inside and outside _ broken house _ so that repair need a lot of time and money , ” he added .

However , efforts that paid off with now Waa Banti villagers do n't need again buy candles and can do various activity at night day .

clean water also makes Public no need catch rainwater _ or go road enough far to River for do various activity as washing clothes, washing the place eat and bathe.
 
According to Rolly, people also feel like because all facility general , especially Church , time this already own electricity so that could use at Christmas and New Year's worship new .

He say , with fulfilled needs base in the village of Waa Banti , the community capable for do activity everyday and even various related activities _ with health , education , and economy .

"PTFI hopes electricity and clean water that has been available in the village of Waa Banti can used with both by the community and including take care and look after all facility it ," he concluded .

As for after repair finished done , PTFI still will do maintenance equipment work same with contractor local built owned by son original regions , namely PT Makmur Namum and PT Namor Nin Berdikari Papua.

Special for procurement electricity , PTFI also works same with the Tribal Community Empowerment Foundation Amungme and Kamoro (YPMAK).

SOURCE: https://money.kompas.com/read/2022/02/09/120100526/warga-kampung-waa-banti-di-papua-bisa-re-menikmati-air-net-dan-listrik