KKP Takes Over The Case Of The Distribution Of Ex-Borch Of PT TCN Drilling In Gili Trawangan

A diver prying mud deposits on the seabed is thought to have come from a former drilling for the installation of PT TCN pipeline in Gili Trawangan waters, North Lombok, NTB. BETWEEN ANTARA/HO-Surak Agung

JAKARTA - The Law Enforcement Division (Gakkum) of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has taken over the handling of the case of the mud distribution used to drill a sea water distillation pipeline belonging to PT Tiara Cipta Nirwana (TCN) at the bottom of Gili Trawangan waters, North Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

"So, the follow-up to the handling is now at the center (KKP) of the gakkum section. This Gakkum is under the director-general at the center, it is in the handling department of violations," said Head of the Benoa PSDKP Base Marine Supervision Team Meisal Rachdiana by telephone from Mataram, NTB, Wednesday, September 4, confiscated by Antara.

Although the direct handling is under the KKP, he emphasized that his party will receive any developmental information.

"So, it's at the center now, between the BKKPN at the center, the directorate at the center, and the Law Enforcement at the center, so the coordination is all there. Later, for example, if there are developments, we will definitely be informed, but so far there has been no information and direction," he said.

Meisal said that the role of PSDKP in this matter was only limited to collecting field evidence regarding the distribution of mud in Gili Trawangan waters.

"After getting all kinds of evidence, then the results are submitted to the center, the center will determine," he said.

Finally, PSDKP has submitted data on the results of an internal meeting with the Kupang National Water Conservation Area (BKKPN) to the Directorate General of Marine and Marine Space Management (PKRL) of the KKP in early August 2024.

In the data sent, Meisal previously said that his party had provided information on an increase in the area of mud distribution in the one month period from 8 May to 9 July 2024 from 1,660 to 2,364 square meters.

PSDKP also provides recommendations for a re-data collection regarding the increase in the area of mud distribution in Gili Trawangan waters.

From this recommendation, PSDKP asked the Director General of PKRL KKP regarding technical directions from the implementation of re-data collection to find out the quality of water and sustainability of the affected marine ecosystem.

Meisal said that the request for direction was submitted to strengthen PSDKP's steps in implementing administrative sanctions against PT TCN.

BKKPN Kupang Coordinator for the Gili Trawangan, Meno, and Air Working Area (Teramina) Martanina also admitted that they had not received the latest information from PSDKP.

According to him, PSDKP has taken steps to determine sanctions for the problem of the distribution of mud.

"In terms of PSDKP, they seem to have determined the administrative sanctions," said Martanina.

Previously, the Kupang BKKPN submitted data on the results of a survey of the distribution of mud in Gili Trawangan waters due to the drilling of PT TCN's sea water distillation pipeline.

Martanina stated that her party had submitted the results of the re-data collection activity to the Directorate General of PKRL KKP on July 29, 2024. It has also presented data on the results of the field on July 9, 2024 to the Directorate General of PKRL KKP.

He confirmed that the silt that covers coral reefs in Gili Trawangan waters with a thickness of up to 1 meter now extends to 2,364 square meters.

The silt was found in the vicinity of the installation point of PT TCN's pipe which stuck from land to the seabed. BKKPN strongly suspects that the silt deposit came from the former installation of a pipe belonging to TCN.

PT TCN is a private company that collaborates with PDAM Amerta Dayan Gunung, North Lombok Regency, in providing clean water in the Gili Trawangan tourist area.

The company provides clean water from sea water distillation by applying the Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) method.

The case of marine exosystem damage in Gili Trawangan waters which is suspected to be the impact of installing pipes belonging to PT TCN is also included in the handling of the NTB Police.

The police handled the case based on a follow-up to a community group report from Surak Agung, North Lombok.