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Here is the first report from our people on the ground in Padang:

our guys have done some survey early in the morning, and they found that the need of water and electricity is very high. In Padang itself (the capital of west sumatra province), the need of water are almost everywhere, So what we are planning is to put the system in our truck as mobile system (considering there is not many water sources around and the needs are spread around) and we delivery the water to many spots. For this we need tanks as the base tanks in many spots for the people to get access to water. We have tanks in Schutz warehouse in Jakarta. But we need the transportation. The cost to bring 20 tanks is about US$ 1,200.00. It will take three days to arrive in Padang.

Anyone got any better or cheaper transport for 20 cubic meters of tanks?

We will place these 20 tanks at various locations and purify water at various locations.

This post was edited by the author October 2009.

Transport: (From the OCHA Situation Report)

Government statement:

BNPB is the contact point for transporting goods from Jakarta to West Sumatra:

Halim Airport: Mr. Yolak 0813 8811 7181

Tanjung Priok seaport: Mr. Suwignyo 0816 1165 980 (takes two to three days to reach Padang seaport)

INGOs and other humanitarian actors who have difficulty in transporting relief assistance can contact them, but they will prioritize goods to be delivered based on the urgency of needs.