Batam residents protest data centre expansion as water shortages worsen巴淡岛居民抗议数据中心扩建,水资源短缺问题日益严重
JAKARTA: Dozens of residents in Nongsa district, Batam, Riau Islands blocked access to Nongsa Digital Park on Monday (Oct 5), protesting water shortages they say have left their neighbourhoods without piped supplies for months while data centre developments continue to expand.

People walking near the DayOne data centre on July 20 at Nongsa Digital Park in Batam city, Riau Islands. - JP/ANN
JAKARTA: Dozens of residents in Nongsa district, Batam, Riau Islands blocked access to Nongsa Digital Park on Monday (Oct 5), protesting water shortages they say have left their neighbourhoods without piped supplies for months while data centre developments continue to expand.
The road blockade was the latest in a series of protests over the past two months, as residents in the district have grown increasingly frustrated with worsening access to clean water.
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7月20日,人们在廖内群岛巴淡岛农沙数字园区的DayOne数据中心附近行走。 - JP/ANN
雅加达:周一(10 月 5 日),廖内群岛巴淡岛农沙区的数十名居民封锁了农沙数字园区的入口,抗议缺水问题。他们表示,由于数据中心开发持续扩张,他们的社区已经几个月没有自来水供应了。
过去两个月来,该地区居民对清洁用水供应日益恶化感到越来越沮丧,此次道路封锁是他们一系列抗议活动中的最新一起。
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