Warga Sambut Antusias Peresmian Bendungan Meninting, Lombok Barat, 10 Juli 2026
[music] previously we could only plant twice in the dry season, there was water shortage or it was called deaf klek . Well, now with this dam, it is very useful, we can plant three times a year. Well, that's to overcome flooding during the rainy season and mitigation during the dry season . Before there was this mendongan, the condition was eh, there were many problems, meaning that the subaks of the farmers were fighting over water, so it was like that. But God willing, thank God, tomorrow in the future it will be better. to minimize problems like that so that farmers can farm smoothly. Okay. Thank God, we as farmers, since the existence of the Mentunting dam, that farmers initially, before the Mentunting dam existed, from 00 pm until 00 am, farmers were looking for water. But thank God, since the Menenting dam was built, farmers no longer have to look for water. Just waiting for the rice fields to be trellised. Thank God. Meanwhile, local residents use it for fishing and for what it's called reducing or covering the needs of side dishes in the household. Then another benefit is that the economy has made a little progress compared to before because of the influence of the arrival of residents, what are they called, tourists who come to visit, there are always some who stop by and shop at every stall in every kiosk around.