Dewi Susanti
ON THE RECORD · 4 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“Not a single drop has come through our taps for the last three months... Our water supply had been reliable until the data centres came,”
Dewi Susanti · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-12
A protester from Bakau Serip village on Batam described having no tap water for three months and blamed the data centres.
“The water shortage is affecting our livelihoods... Money that should be used to buy rice is now spent on water drums,”
Dewi Susanti · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-12
Dewi Susanti described how the water shortage is forcing villagers to spend money meant for food on water drums.
“My husband has to wait up overnight to get water, and then go straight to work the next morning.”
Dewi Susanti · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-12
Dewi Susanti described her husband waiting overnight to obtain water and then going straight to work the next morning.
“dirty, cloudy and smelly”
Dewi Susanti · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-12
Dewi Susanti described the water now delivered by tanker trucks to her village as dirty, cloudy and smelly.