Java-Bali bridge plan opposed

Java-Bali bridge plan opposed

DENPASAR, Bali: Local leaders in Bali expressed their
opposition to the planned construction of a bridge connecting
the province with Java, saying that the connection would have
adverse consequences for the island.

Former rector of the state-run Bali Hindu Religious Institute,
I Made Titib, said during a meeting with members of the Regional
Representatives Council (DPD) on Saturday that should the bridge
be built it would disrupt cultural stability in the predominantly
Hindu province.

"If the bridge will only have an adverse effect and speed up
the destruction of local culture, then the plan must be dropped,"
he said.

Earlier, Governor Dewa Beratha said that the construction of
the bridge was contrary to what the Balinese wanted. -- Antara