Residents sue Mayor over Punclut

BANDUNG: Environment activists and Bandung residents have filed a civil lawsuit on Wednesday against Bandung Mayor Dada Rosada over the development of the Punclut Tourist Resort.

The lawsuit, filed at the Bandung state administrative court, was a last ditch effort by the activists and residents to stop the project.

In the suit, the group allege that the development of Punclut Tourist Resort was in contravention of West Java provincial Bylaw No. 2/2003 that prohibited the construction of new roads leading into the Punclut conservation area.

The activists and residents fear that if the resort is built, it will damage the environment in the Punclut area, which is a water catchment area for Bandung city. -- JP