Jakarta, Feb. 24 -- The Indonesian government has set a target to add 24 million household clean water connections through 2029, covering 40 percent of urban areas and serving around 93 million people nationwide.

Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) described the target as a challenging agenda requiring collaboration among stakeholders across sectors.

"This (target) is a very tough undertaking. As we are now in 2026, we must think if we are able to achieve the target within the next three years," AHY remarked at the Water Townhall Meeting held in Jakarta on Tuesday.

The minister highlighted that the Indonesian government had so far installed 14 million household links, channel...