Kendak Abrasi Di Pantai Kelan Bali Capai 703 Meter

The impact of damage caused by coastal abrasion hit five zones on Kelan Beach (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The impact of abrasion that damaged buildings around Kelan Beach, Badung Regency, Bali in early February 2023 has an impact on the coast of up to 703 meters.

"About nine buildings (traditional stalls) were damaged, all of which were affected. For the incident (the market was eroded) in early February 2023, from January it was seen, the collapse was on February 14 evening," said Jero Bendesa Adat Kelan I Wayan Sukarena as quoted by Antara, Sunday.

After the customary village conducted data collection, it was discovered that the impact of damage caused by coastal abrasion hit five zones on Kelan Beach, which is approximately 243.4 meters along modern cafes, 72 meters in the holy area, 145 meters of fishermen's jukung base, 174 meters of traditional stalls and 67.5 meters of recreation zone.

"Hopefully this beach doesn't disappear because the abrasion is too severe and this is the worst year. This year's Abrasi is the longest and highest intensity, the worst from previous years. Every year there is usually a west wind, so the sand is attracted," he said.

Sukarena hopes that a study will be carried out on the impact of existing development, because Kelan Beach is one of the beaches adjacent to I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport.

Until now there has been no communication between the Kelan Traditional Village and Angkasa Pura I, but Sukarena admitted that he had coordinated with the local government, one of which was the Environment and Forestry Service which had helped in cleaning up the garbage carried by the current.

One of the buildings affected by coastal abrasion is a traditional shop managed by tourism awareness group youth (Pokdarwis), where the business that spent a budget of Rp. 125 million and will be opened collapsed right when it was about to be inaugurated.

"If it is repaired, we will make this new, we have all disbursed the funds, yes we are waiting for donor assistance. We hope that the Kelan Beach will be returned to its former state if the language is rehabilitated, the sand is added so that we also have this beach," said Sukarena.

In addition to eroding the sand, beach abrasion also delivers small to moderate-sized wood waste to the surface along Kelan Beach.

"This coastal water carries wood waste and plastic waste. If we look at the end of about 15 tons, because there is large wood, and more wood waste, the ratio is 60 percent wood and 40 percent plastic," he said.