Kafil Yamin – Drought has dried up the groundwater in several places throughout West Java's Bandung district, forcing residents to cut back on bathing and other usage.

Pumps in houses take longer and produce less water than they did a month ago. Many residents have no water at all.

"Since last week, every morning I have asked my son to go to his grandma's house to bathe because we don't have water in our house," said Yulia Maulidieny, a housewife in the Bandung suburb of Marga Asih. "His grandma lives about ten kilometers from here," she added.

For her own daily needs, Yulia has been borrowing one bucket of water from her neighbors.

In the kampong of Cigondewah, residents are forced to rely on water vendors. Every morning, the vendors come pulling carts piled with one-gallon (3.8 liter) jugs of water.

Each jug costs Rp5,000, while groundwater is free. "It is extra spending for low income people like us," said Husna, a local resident.