Long drought that hit North Aceh, especially in the District of Pirak Timu, North Aceh regency, causing drought of rice field area of local residents.
As a result, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aceh Transition Committee (KPA) of Teungku Pekk Area III in Paya Bakong of Samudra Pase Region, Muhammad Azmuni (Bodrex) is concerned about the conditions experienced by citizens in recent months. For that Bodrex also handed over assistance to farmers in the form of diesel fuel for the sustainability of the water pump machine that flowed into the rice fields in Gampong Matang Keh, District of Pirak Timu, Saturday, February 24, 2018.
A number of communities participated in the riverbanks to run waterways through pumping machines from the Aceh Provincial Agriculture Office. Because previously the engine is not flame due to fuel stock runs out.
"Thank God for the help of Bodrex's brother by handing diesel so that the water pump machine can live again, we thank you very much for the care," said Keuchik Gampong Matang Keh, Teuku Ismail.
Added, pipes are installed from the pump machine on the rim of the river along the 1,126 meters to the rice fields of citizens. Thus, water can be channeled about 500 hectares of rice fields if it can be activated up to one month ahead.
Drilling well from Aceh Utara Police Chief is 3 units, then 1,600 hectares of rice fields in the area can meet the water.
"The pumping machine to irrigate the water into the rice fields in the area can now be re-functioned, hopefully this aid can ease our drought-stricken relatives," Azmuni alias Bodrex said.