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Sabtu, 31 Oktober 2009

[bali-bali] RE: [bali] petition to stop illegal construction of bali canggu

I used to write on Jakarta Post entitled "Bali's tourism industries destroy itself, which has drawn pros and contras,even I was called "mekecuh menek" (a Balinese saying, literally in Englih " to spit upward" roughly means to expose our own badside")several years ago. In that time I have observed clearly how regulations,laws, plans, regarding tourism development are hardly enforced even ignored. The authorities and DPRD are very fond of making regulations but later are never implemented or enforced.beach as a public domain has been encroached for construction of hotel and beach setback line is extremely ignored. The authories are supposed to warn and stop them in fact doing nothing until it is too late. That is what is going on now. If this situation continues, it is only a matter of time Bali's tourism will be history.

Asana Viebeke Lengkong wrote:
> PETITION TO STOP ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION NEXT TO THE SACRED
> PURA BATU BOLONG TEMPLE AND THE PURA BUJANGGA WAISNAWA TEMPLE, ON THE BATU
> BOLONG BEACH IN CANGGU, WITHIN THE 100 METER SETBACK FROM THE BEACH
> We, the undersigned, call for a stop to the destruction of Bali, NOW!
> In Canggu, an illegal construction is undergoing next to the sacred Pura Batu
> Bolong Temple and the Pura Bujangga Waisnawa Temple.
> 1) This construction project is clearly being built WITHIN THE 100 METER
> –LEGALLY REQUIRED BEACH SETBACK RESTRICTIONS, AS STATED IN BLACK AND
> WHITE WITHIN THE LAW OF BALI, AND IS THEREFORE 100% ILLEGAL.
> 2) This construction project DOES NOT HAVE ANY BUILDING PERMIT (IMB), AND
> DESPITE REPORTEDLY HAVING BEEN WARNED SEVERAL TIMES BY THE SATPOL PP AND CIPTA
> KARYA, THIS PROJECT CONTINUES BUILDING AT FULL SPEED, AND THEREFORE SHOWS
> DISRESPECT TO THE LAW OF INDONESIA AND IS 100% ILLEGAL.
> 3) This construction project also BREAKS THE SETBACK REGULATION FROM THE SACRED
> HINDU TEMPLES SURROUNDING THIS PROJECT, AND THEREFORE, ONCE AGAIN, IS 100%
> ILLEGAL.
> We have witnessed enough of the destruction of Bali. Many of us work in tourism
> in Bali, the bread and butter of the people of these islands, and we meet face
> to face with the Island's international tourists each and everyday. Those
> people who used to rave about our beautiful island, about the magic of Bali,
> now SWEAR THAT THEY WILL NOT EVER RETURN OR STEP FOOT ON THIS ISLAND EVER AGAIN
> – THEY CLAIM THIS IS BECAUSE THERE ARE CONCRETE BLOCKS EVERYWHERE,
> BUILDING AFTER BUILDING BUILT ALL ALONG WHAT USED TO BE THE BEAUTIFUL BEACHES
> OF BALI. LEGIAN, KUTA, AND SEMINYAK ARE ENOUGH FOR THIS KIND OF DEVELOPMENT!
> THIS KIND OF DEVELOPMENT MUST STOP OR THE WHOLE OF BALI's COASTLINE WILL
> BE DESTROYED.
> What has happened to the idea of sustainable development?! It is time for us to
> take action and KEEP SOME OF THE MAGICAL BEAUTY OF BALI UNTOUCHED!
> We, each of the undersigned, call for the public awareness and agreement of ALL
> OF US, the cooperation between THE MEDIA, THE GOVERNMENT, THE CITIZENS, LOCALS
> AND EXPATRIATES, because we all live in and love this island, and because at
> the current development, this island will not be the Bali we all know and love
> for much longer. Our children and grandchildren will only discover a wasteland
> of a once beautiful place, a significantly reduced amount of tourism in the
> future; lack of water in all regions, the increased level of pollution
> everywhere, the non-existence of nature and rice fields and all the culture
> that differentiates Bali from ANY other place in the world, THE Bali that has
> drawn visitors from the whole world to visit and fall in love with the Island throughout
> the last century.
> IT IS TIME FOR US TO STOP TO BE PASSIVE WITNESSES, IT IS TIME FOR US TO TAKE AN
> ACTIVE ACTION TO SAVE OUR ISLAND!
> ONCE AGAIN, WE CALL FOR THE ATTENTION AND SUPPORT OF THE MEDIA AND THE
> GOVERNMENT TO JOIN US, AND, AS AN IMMEDIATE ACTION, THE FIRST STEP CAN BE TO
> STOP THIS ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION ON THE BATU BOLONG BEACH IN CANGGU, IMMEDIATELY.
> Please sign petition below and cc back to:
> stopillegalconstructionbali@hotmail.com
> 1- Marina Soares
> 2- Alex Cousins
> 3- Daniela Sullivan
> 4- Made de Coney