4,000 Ha of Forest Damage in Tanah Laut Anually

Since the destruction of forests Gold Mining

Pelaihari, (Metro Kalimantan) - According to the Forest Service Tanah Laut district, in the last five years around 4,000 hectares of forest per year or 20,000 hectares already in five years in the Land of the Sea were damaged due to both legal and illegal mining activities as well as on the activities of oil palm plantations and rubber.
 
"Based on the data, the last five years of forest destruction in Tanah Laut district of about 4,000 acres per year," said Forest Service Chief Land Sea, Ir H Ahmad hairin MSI, in Pelaihari, Tuesday (15/7).

According to him, the destruction of forests in Tanah Laut district is generally caused by mining and plantation activities. Where there is a conversion for plantations and forest use for mining.

"Forest damage that occurred in Tanah Laut district is in the two districts, the District and the District Jorong Kintap," he said.

He explained, as well as mining forest opened after mine production indirectly by reclamation, but wait a certain time recently reclaimed.

"We hope that after the hole is opened, then before entering the mine pit next first reclaimed," he said.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Parliament Tanah Laut district, Ahmad Yani said, should be reclaimed mining areas, so that the forest back to normal.

"We do not want mining activities remains a problem, especially once reclamation is not done mining company in Tanah Laut district," he said (ant / mk)