Indonesia had set its Millennium Development Goal target to ensure that 80% of urban dwellers and 60% of rural communities would have sustainable access to clean water by 2015. However, the target is threatened as currently only 40% of urban residents and 30% of rural residents have access to potable water.
Perpamsi head, Achmad Marju Kodri said: “Cases of pipe leakages in Indonesia have reached 32 percent, people remain wasteful and most of the state-run tap water company (PDAM) heads in the regions are less professional, so much so that clean water supplies to residents are still ineffective and unequal.”