Jakarta, hitclubapk3 Indonesia
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Minister of the Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq
said there were two companies that were the focus of monitoring the aftermath of the flood and landslide disasters that occurred in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra.
Hanif said the two companies being supervised had the initials AR and NSHE which operated in the Batang Toru Watershed (DAS).
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He explained that the monitoring was carried out to see to what extent development activities and space use contributed to environmental pressure in the upstream watershed.
“Field inspections were carried out after aerial monitoring provided strong indications of changes in the landscape that affected water flow in the area,” he said in a written statement, Friday (5/12).
Hanif added that this large-scale activity has proven to put additional pressure on the Batang Toru watershed, especially in situations of extreme rainfall.
“From aerial observations, we identified at least three main sources that worsened the flooding: industrial forest plantation activities, massive hydroelectric (plant) construction and gold mining activities in the Batang Toru watershed,” he said.
He said the initial identification was carried out through a combination of aerial monitoring and
groundcheck
directly at points that are thought to increase the burden of water runoff.
On the other hand, he said, the upstream area is also dominated by agricultural land, both dry land and wet land, which also affects the soil’s ability to absorb rainwater.
Hanif emphasized that currently environmental restoration cannot be carried out partially but must be carried out comprehensively as one unit.
He said that the extreme rainfall patterns that have occurred must also become a new reference in planning and controlling space use.
“KLH/BPLH will
review
“return to all environmental approvals that apply to the Batang Toru watershed,” he said.
(fra/tfq/fra)
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