A video showing construction work on the coast at Mananga Aba beach\nin South-west Sumba (SBD), East Nusa Tenggara, has gone viral on social\nmedia. The concrete work is suspected to be for a mini jetty at Mario\nHotel & Cafe.<\/p>\n
The video of the unauthorised project was posted by the Facebook\naccount Argent Pattinson at 3.46pm local time on Tuesday, 13 October\n2026. It shows several workers pouring concrete on the beach, with heavy\nequipment also visible at the site.<\/p>\n
\u201cWork is under way on a small jetty so guests can swim at Mananga Aba\nbeach, by Hotel Mario. It seems a little disruptive because this beach\nis already known for its long stretch,\u201d the account wrote.<\/p>\n
The video is 27 seconds long. When detikBali viewed it at 9.30pm\nlocal time on Thursday, 22 October 2026, it had received 136,000 views,\nmore than 1,000 likes and 167 comments.<\/p>\n
The South-west Sumba Regency Government received a public complaint\nabout the project and inspected the site on Tuesday, 20 October. It\nsubsequently reprimanded the management of Mario Hotel & Cafe.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe video is genuine. We have checked the site directly. This area\nshould be protected because regulations apply,\u201d said Oktavianus Dapa\nDeda, Assistant II for Economic and Development Affairs at the regency\nsecretariat, when contacted on Thursday, 22 October.<\/p>\n
Oktavianus\u2019s inspection team included the heads of the regency\u2019s\nPublic Works and Spatial Planning Agency, Tourism Agency, Investment and\nOne-Stop Integrated Services Agency, and Fisheries Agency, as well as\nthe secretary of the Environmental Agency.<\/p>\n
The regency government found that the concrete work had extended to\nthe water\u2019s edge. In the presence of Mario Hotel & Cafe owner\nAloysius Purwa, Oktavianus said the work was illegal and damaging to the\ncoastal area.<\/p>\n
Mananga Aba beach is one of South-west Sumba\u2019s tourism landmarks,\nOktavianus said. The northern-coast beach, with its expanse of fine\nwhite sand and clear water, must not be built on arbitrarily without\nspatial-planning and environmental permits.<\/p>\n
According to Oktavianus, the regency government has ordered Mario\nHotel & Cafe\u2019s management to stop all work and completely dismantle\nthe concrete structure already built.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the inspection, the South-west Sumba Regency Government\nissued a direct and firm reprimand to the hotel, instructing it to stop\nthe concrete work in the coastal area and take follow-up action in\naccordance with the applicable regulations,\u201d Oktavianus said.<\/p>\n
The regency government has also warned all businesses to comply with\nlicensing, spatial-planning and environmental-protection rules,\nparticularly those governing coastal setbacks.<\/p>\n
Hotel Mario owner Aloysius Purwa said he was ready to follow the\nregency government\u2019s instructions. \u201cWe will dismantle what has already\nbeen built,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/viral-beachfront-hotel-construction-in-sbd-found-to-be-unauthorised-1792680677", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }