Unauthorized, Has been operating for two months
SINGOJURUH – Pemkab Banyuwangi through the Integrated Licensing Service Agency (BPPT) Until now Banyuwangi has never issued a permit regarding mining business. However, in a number of etap areas found sand excavation. In the Dusun/Village of Kemiri, Singojuruh District, for example. Yesterday (28/8), C excavation process in the paddy fields is still active.
Based on the information provided by the local community, The sand mining has been operating since a few months ago. even though, the process of extracting sand is illegal because they do not have a permit. Observations by the Jawa Pos Radar Banyuwangi at the location yesterday mentioned, a heavy equipment (backhoe) dredging sand.
The sand dug by the tool is in a pool of water that looks like a pond. The pool is wide enough and wide enough too. Nah, after dredging the backhoe, The sand is spilled into the tanks of several waiting trucks. Apart from violating the rules because they did not have a permit and were carried out on productive land, The sand excavation activity also damaged the road in the village.
Of course this makes local people uncomfortable and feel disturbed. "Just look at the road so damaged like this,” said one resident who lives not far from the sand mining location. According to the source, Sand excavation has been going on for two months. Nah, during a two month back and forth, The trucks carrying sand caused the condition of the roads in the village to become damaged.
"So, residents are very restless, What's more, the dredged land is productive land,“said another resident whose name was reluctant to be published. According to him, Some residents around the mining site do agree with the process of extracting the sand. However, turns out to be in the decision-making process, many residents were not consulted. even though, The impact of the sand excavation is felt by all residents, not just one or two people.
"But non-residents have never been consulted,he explained. Therefore, he said, as local residents, he asked that the sand mining process be stopped. See chapter, the benefits obtained by residents are very minimal. "So, don't continue (do not continue, red). We ask to be stopped,” he urged. Meanwhile, at the excavation site yesterday there were several trucks waiting in line waiting for the sand to overflow from the backhoe.
Several people who were known to be drivers and kernet were also at the location. It is just, when confirmed regarding the excavation process, they are compact economical talk. “I don't know, I brought this to Glenmore,” said one of the truck drivers. Another said, the sand will be brought to several districts in Banyuwangi.
“This will be brought to Bangorejo later,” said one of the men who immediately left the newspaper reporters at the excavation site. Head of BPPT Banyuwangi, Abdul Kadir insisted, his party has never issued a recommendation regarding sand mining. Therefore, his side urged that the illegal mining area was immediately closed as soon as possible. "Just report it to the police, because it's not allowed," the gas. (radar)
