Stone mining damages environment<\/p>\n
BOGOR: The intensified stone mining at Munara Hill, Rumpin
\ndistrict, Bogor regency, has caused environmental damage in the
\n30-hectare mine site and surrounding area, and has threatened the
\nexistence of 200 white monkeys.<\/p>\n
"The mining has made the land infertile, and the operators cut
\ndown our trees. Besides, with 500 trucks passing through our
\nvillage, the air is heavily polluted," complained Komariah, 46, a
\nresident of Sawah village.<\/p>\n
Villagers also said that they had not seen any white monkeys
\nin the forest since 1997, when the mining operation started.<\/p>\n
Environmentalist Didi Furqon Firdaus, who is also the leader
\nof the Center for Environmental Care (PFPL), said there were
\ncurrently 15 stone mining operators in the district, each digging
\nwithin a six-hectare area.<\/p>\n
"We are really disappointed that the mining operation has
\ntaken over an area that is supposed to be a tourism resort, under
\nGovernment Regulation No. 114\/1997," he said.<\/p>\n
Didi also regretted that most operators did not reclaim the
\nland to maintain water sources in the area nor to develop a
\nsustainable environment. -- JP<\/p>",
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