Kuta Indigenous Village Head Asks for Odd Even Locations to be Canceled

ILLUSTRATION/BETWEEN DOCKS/Kuta Badung Beach Bali

DENPASAR - Kuta Indigenous Village Head, I Wayan Wasista, asked the Bali Provincial Government and Badung Regional Government to review the plan for implementing odd-even at Kuta Beach tourist sites.

“This (odd-even) makes my community nervous. If necessary, it will be reviewed (re-examined) if it can be canceled. The goal (odd-even) is not clear, said Wasista, Wednesday, September 22.

If odd-even aims to reduce congestion alias crowds at Kuta tourism objects, then this is called Wasista inappropriate. The reason is that the current level of visits to Kuta Beach is still minimal.

"That needs to be studied first. My community is even confused and confused about this. Everyone asks, I can't answer until now. I don't understand, I wasn't consulted. If it can be reviewed", he said.

Moreover, continued Wasista, visits to Kuta Beach have used the PeduliLindung application at 7 entrances. The number of visitors is also limited.

"If tourists enter Kuta, I already have a QR barcode PeduliLindung. One entrance cannot be more than a thousand. I have cleaned it up. The (QR) barcode was just yesterday, officially exited PeduliLindung at 7 doors", he said.

"I got it because I saw the capacity of 7 doors, meaning that 7 thousand will enter later. Including visitors, traders, and others who enter the beach. Only one thousand people in one door are allowed", added Wasista.

Odd-even will make it difficult for people who want to go to the Legian area if they pass through the Kuta area when odd-even applies on weekends.

Meanwhile, the Sanur Indigenous Village Head, Ida Bagus Paramartha, supports odd-even weekends as long as socialization is carried out.

"People in the village, just accept it. It's been discussed above, actually it was socialization first", said Paramartha.

He mentioned the importance of odd-even trials to find out the real conditions in the field.

"Actually, try it for a week. The trial is feasible and not there, it will be decided later. People in Sanur are normal, because of this situation," said Paramartha.