"MAAKASSAR - East Luwu Regent (East Luwu), South Sulawesi, Irwan Bachri Syam promised to secure the issue of PT Vale's pipe leaks fairly and transparently," said Regent Irwan in his statement received in Makassar, Saturday.
Irwan Bachri also said that the East Luwu Regency Government could not make a final decision, before a team of experts from the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB), Hasanuddin University (Unhas), and local governments completed the assessment and reporting.
However, he emphasized that he would oversee this issue fairly and transparently.
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Meanwhile, PT Vale Indonesia's External Relations & Corporate Affairs Director Endra Kusuma explained that the impact of pipe leakage is classified into four aspects, namely rice fields, gardens, ponds, and livestock.
This impact, continued Endra, is also divided into three categories, namely low, medium, and high.
"As a form of our commitment, PT Vale will make improvements to the affected infrastructure, especially irrigation channels, so that the river flow will return to function as usual," said Endra during the Regency Government Coordination Meeting together with PT Vale Indonesia (PTVI) to discuss alternative solutions related to the impact of pipe leaks.
In addition, the East Luwu Regency Government together with PT Vale Indonesia Tbk at the same time extended the emergency response period for handling the impact of oil pipeline leaks in Towuti District until September 12, 2025
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