Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Amran Sulaiman revealed that the government has prepared a large budget for the pump irrigation program as a key step to face the threat of extreme El Nino, or what he calls "El Nino Godzilla". The budget value allocated for this program reaches trillions of rupiah. "(The budget for pump irrigation) is around Rp3-4 trillion, then we will improve irrigation together with the Minister of Public Works (PU)," said Amran when met after a meeting at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Tuesday (7/4/2026). The budget is used for the procurement and distribution of water pumps on a massive scale to various regions in Indonesia. Amran mentioned that the total pumps distributed reached 80 thousand units to ensure water supply remains available for agricultural land during the dry season. "Thank God, we have distributed pump irrigation around 80,000 units throughout Indonesia," he said. Not only that, the government also ensures that ...