"The target of Aceh Government and North Aceh regency, this large reservoir is ready in 2017," said the man who often called Check Mat.
He admitted the determination to build a technical reservoir is intended to immediately free the settlement of residents from the flood rendama every rainy season. Then able to increase rice production in the local area.
So far, the worst-hit area in Aceh Utara is Lawang Village, Matangkuli Sub-district. Every rainy season settlement residents on the edge of the River Krueng Keureutoe and Kroeng Pirak river it reaches 8-12 times a year. This condition leads them to poverty and loss of property.