Locals take over road

Locals take over road

JAKARTA (JP): Villagers of Kenali Asam Bawah subdistrict in
Jambi have blocked off the access road to an oil field jointly
owned by state oil firm Pertamina and Canadian oil and gas firm
Gulf Resources for more than a week.

Khalil, a spokesman for the locals, said the villagers had
been blocking the road to pressure both companies to deliver on
their promise to asphalt a 780-meter road in their village.

"We are only stopping the companies' vehicles from passing the
road, but we allow other vehicles to pass," Khalil was quoted as
saying by Antara on Tuesday.

He warned that the locals would continue to block the road
until the companies honored their promise.

"The companies should show their social responsibility to the
local people by asphalting the road," Khalil said. (03)