BANJAR - Vice President (Wapres) Gibran Rakabuming Raka emphasized that President Prabowo Subianto would immediately stop mining company permits if it was proven to damage the environment which triggered the flood disaster.
"The President has been firm, there are companies that are wrong, immediately stop their fornication, it will be taken over by the government," said the Vice President during a dialogue with students after reviewing the flood in the Tabuk River, Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan, Thursday, January 8, reported by ANTARA.
The Vice President stated this after hearing the aspirations of the Student Executive Board (BEM) alliance across South Kalimantan who criticized the South Kalimantan Provincial Government regarding the supervision of environmental governance of mining companies which were also considered to have contributed to triggering floods.
"The problem of mining permits, if there is a list (suspected of triggering floods because it damages the environment), the President must stop the company's permit," said the Vice President.
After reviewing the flood-affected residents in Banjar and Balangan Regencies, as well as discussing with officials in the area, Vice President Gibran assessed that there was river silting at various points which also triggered floods when the rainy season arrived, as it is now.
"This river in South Kalimantan may have been dredged, then the river area was converted into housing, mining problems, land use changes and others," he said.
After reviewing the flood point in Banjar Regency, the Vice President assessed that the flood had recurred in the area, and it was estimated that the flood would recede for a long time, which was triggered by various reasons, especially the high rainfall in the area because it was still the rainy season based on the BMKG report.
"This flood has been receding for a long time (in Banjar Regency), I am concerned. We will find a solution, yes, this review also has the Head of Basarnas," said Gibran.
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