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        "id": 2033949,
        "msgid": "kuta-beach-erosion-works-targeted-for-completion-in-2027-1791805850",
        "date": "2026-10-12 18:00:00",
        "title": "Kuta Beach Erosion Works Targeted for Completion in 2027",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Badung Regency is pressing ahead with coastal restoration at Kuta Beach, including a 125-metre sand replenishment project by the Bali-Penida River Basin Agency, targeted for completion next year. Officials are weighing the possible use of breakwaters against surfers\u2019 concerns that they could disrupt the waves, while seeking to preserve the area\u2019s appearance and prevent further erosion.",
        "content": "<p>The Badung Regency Government is continuing efforts to address\nerosion at Kuta Beach, balancing the need for coastal protection with\nthe restoration of the beach. The Bali-Penida River Basin Agency is\ncarrying out a project to add sand along a stretch extending 125 metres\nfrom the shoreline, which is targeted for completion next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a dilemma because of the surfers. They want the waves to\nremain. If we install breakwaters, surfers at Kuta Beach say the waves\ncould disappear. This is still being studied,\u201d Badung Deputy Regent\nBagus Alit Sucipta said on Monday (12 October 2026).<\/p>\n<p>The issue has drawn serious attention after Gus Bota, together with\nthe Badung regent and Bali governor, accompanied Indonesia\u2019s fifth\npresident and chair of the National Research and Innovation Agency\n(BRIN) Steering Council, Megawati Soekarnoputri, on a visit to inspect\nerosion at Kuta Beach on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>During the visit, Megawati stressed that erosion should be addressed\nas effectively as possible without damaging the aesthetics of the\ntourist area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMrs Mega\u2019s instructions were clear: we must deal with this erosion\nproperly without diminishing Kuta\u2019s appeal. The regent and I will also\nmeet and discuss the matter with Kuta\u2019s surfers,\u201d Gus Bota said.<\/p>\n<p>The PDIP politician said the coastline at Kuta Beach curves like a\nbay, causing sea currents to continually wash away the sand. Because of\nthese geological conditions, replenished sand could be eroded again in\nthe short term unless breakwaters are built.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf breakwaters are not installed offshore, the sand will be gone and\neroded again within two years. Sand replenishment can continue, but that\nwould mean carrying out remedial work repeatedly,\u201d Gus Bota said.<\/p>\n<p>Gus Bota assured residents that the coastal restoration project by\nthe Bali-Penida River Basin Agency would go ahead. The Badung Regency\nGovernment has maintained close communication with the central\ngovernment to ensure the development of the Kuta area proceeds as\nintended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt should be completed next year, although there may be technical\nobstacles; work stalled for a while. But the project by the River Basin\nAgency, funded by nearly Rp4 trillion from the central government, to\nreplenish sand along 125 metres should be finished,\u201d Gus Bota said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kuta-beach-erosion-works-targeted-for-completion-in-2027-1791805850",
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