JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia admitted that he was ready to face the mine mafia to make the mining industry better and beneficial for the community.
"That's our job. We have to face everything. Whoever fights or violates the law, violates the rules, then I as the president's assistant enforce the rules. Anyone. And the state must be authoritative, the state must not lose," said Bahlil, quoted Thursday, January 1.
Bahlil said that the Task Force for Forest Area Regulation (Satgas PKH) had taken firm action, with the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources as a member, in upholding sovereignty over natural resources (SDA) in Forest Areas by regaining millions of hectares of state forest areas that have been used illegally.
According to him, this is done solely for the good of the people. By optimizing mining governance, it can maximize state revenues, which will be used to advance public welfare. Among others through regional development, infrastructure, to health and education.
"We want it to be the maximum management of the mine, but we must also take care of the environment. It should not be just a mess," he continued.
Bahlil also emphasized that mines are state assets, where business entities are given permission to manage them. Then the state regulates that mine management must be carried out through good mining principles, which can maintain the sustainability of life and empowerment of society and the environment.
Not only that, the opportunity to manage the mine has also been given to the people around the mine, which can be done through Community Organizations, Cooperatives, and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). So that, regional mines are no longer only owned by large entrepreneurs from the capital.
"I as a person who has processed from the region and has been a regional entrepreneur, through us we change the law, we give it to cooperatives. We give it to community organizations," said Bahlil.
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