Coastal areas damaged in Balikpapan

Coastal areas damaged in Balikpapan

BALIKPAPAN, East Kalimantan: One kilometer of coastal area in
Penajem Paser Utara regency, Balikpapan Bay, has been heavily
damaged by seawater abrasion.

"The damage is inevitable because the uncontrolled opening of
coastal ponds has destroyed mangrove forests here," said
Syahrani, head of Sungai Parit village, Sepaku subdistrict,
Penajem Paser Utara.

So far there has been no effort to rehabilitate the damaged
mangrove forests because of a lack of funds, he said. -- Antara