Residents complain of sand mining<\/p>\n
Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang<\/p>\n
Residents of Lengkong Wetan, Serpong district, Tangerang regency,
\nhave complained of illegal sand extraction in their village and
\nthat the resulting heavy traffic had damaged roads and the
\nenvironment in the area.<\/p>\n
"Since the sand extraction work started in March, every day
\ndozens of trucks heading to and from the site have been passing
\nalong the village roads, which were built only for light
\nvehicles," Nasrullah, a public figure in the village told The
\nJakarta Post over the weekend.<\/p>\n
He said the village road that connected Bumi Serpong Damai
\n(BSD) City with Bintaro, Pondok Aren district, was now badly
\npotholed, and some parts of the road were virtually impassable.<\/p>\n
The road has long been employed as an alternative route by
\nmotorists wishing to cut journey times and avoid the heavy
\ntraffic along Jl. Raya Serpong from BSD City to Bintaro.<\/p>\n
The Post recently observed dozens of dump trucks heading to
\nand from the site where the sand is being extracted, which is
\nlocated right behind the Giriloka housing complex in BSD City.<\/p>\n
Arsid, head of the Serpong district administration, said that
\nthe sand extraction in the village was illegal and that he had
\nsent warnings to the quarry.<\/p>\n
"The regency administration has banned sand extraction in
\nSerpong district and it never grants permits for such
\nactivities," he said.<\/p>\n
Tangerang Government Watch coordinator Tonny Wismantoro said
\nthat the sand extraction work was damaging the environment in the
\nvicinity.<\/p>\n
He also said that the regency administration had banned sand
\nextraction in Serpong district and therefore the regency public
\norder agency was under a duty to take action to halt the
\nactivity.<\/p>\n
"Warning letters from the district administration head are not
\nenough," he said.<\/p>\n
However, the director of public services at BSD City, Dhonny
\nRahajoe, said the site belonged to BSD City, and that it was, in
\nfact, the construction site for an 11-hectare basin to prevent
\nflooding in accordance with the BSD City masterplan.<\/p>\n
"When the excavation of the 15-meter-deep basin started
\nrecently, the contractor found too much sand," he told the Post,
\nadding that the project had been granted a permit by the regency
\nadministration.<\/p>",
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