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Reject reclamation plan of Benoa Bay Bali Post
MANGUPURA - Bali is increasingly pockmarked and the environmental damage is also getting more severe. Unluckily, the environment of Bali, ranging from the mangroves to the sea, continues to be the target of investors pursuing for profits as much as possible in Bali. Various circles believe if there are great scenario and conspiracy among the authorities to sell the environment, land and even the sea in Bali to investors. One of them continuing to kindle the public opposition is the reclamation plan of some 400 hectares of the sea in the area of Benoa Bay, Badung, into an integrated tourism resort. Even, such a plan has been rolling out since 2009. Similarly, the public suspect there are hidden
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conspiracy and flows of fund to the authorities in order to pass the investor’s intention. Even, such a flow of fund was alleged to be getting swifter to one of the candidate pairs before the voting of the gubernatorial election, so that when the candidate pair was elected governor and deputy governor of Bali, the investors could smoothly execute their plan. A Badung community leader, Nyoman Sentana, said it was very
unfortunate if there was a conspiracy to sell Bali by the leader of Bali. He also firmly rejected the reclamation plan of Benoa Bay. Necessarily, it should not happen if all the components of Balinese community, including the government officials, consistently maintained and properly cared for Bali. Bali should not be harmed because it had been pockmarked due to the increasingly severe environmental damage. He also confirmed the leader of Bali should not become land broker and sell the land, the sea and the environment of Bali. “The leader of Bali must not become a land broker. There should be no conspiracy to sell Bali. I appeal to the people to do a revolutionary movement for Bali against the
ungrateful leader of Bali selling the land of Bali,” he said. He warned that the Island of Bali should not be made a political commodity under any pretext. Bali should be well treated and maintained for the sake of our children and grandchildren. On that account, he hoped the leader of Bali to make introspection and Bali should do not be sacrificed to satisfy the investor appetite. “If the land and sea of Bali can be released to the hands of the investors, it is inseparable from the significant role of Bali’s leader. It is impossible for the investors to make transaction without the role of the ruler. Thus, the endeavor to sell Bali cannot be forgiven and neglected. It remains fresh in our mind regarding the effort to drill
the hills, beach reclamation and the mortgage of mangrove forests. As the subsequent impact is the evacuation or resettlement of Balinese people,” he protested. He also asked the Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia (PHDI) and the academicians chiefly from the Udayana University to consistently preserve Bali. When the team from the Udayana University made the assessment for the reclamation plan, the study should be undertaken independently, objectively and paid great attention to the impact of the environmental damage of Bali lest the results of the study was only to satisfy and smooth the reclamation process at the Benoa Bay by the investor. Continued on page 6
Bali is increasingly pockmarked and the environmental damage is also getting more severe. Unluckily, the environment of Bali, ranging from the mangroves to the sea, continues to be the target of investors pursuing for profits as much as possible in Bali.