Jakarta, May 2 -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the operation of the Tiu Suntuk Dam in West Sumbawa District, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), as a raw source of drinking water, to meet irrigation needs, and to reduce flooding.

"Due to climate change, water will be the key to our future lives. It will be very important, especially in NTB," the president emphasized at the inauguration, as virtually followed from the Presidential Secretariat channel on Thursday.

According to Jokowi, the operation of the dam infrastructure, which is included in a national strategic project, is important for the agricultural sector and drinking water for the surrounding community.

The head of state remarked that the dam is one of seven dams built by ...