1 Km Abrasion At Masang Agam Beach, West Sumatra Damages Coconut Plantations

Illustration of abrasion (Between)

SUMBAR - The Jorong Masang coastal area has abrasion for one kilometer and a width of 25 meters due to tidal waves that hit in mid-June 2022. Head of the Agam Fisheries and Food Security Service, Rosva Deswira said abrasion on the beach located in Nagari Tiku Lima Jorong, Tanjungmutiara District, The Agam Regency, West Sumatra (West Sumatra) damaged a one kilometer coconut plantation. July. He said that his party had reviewed the location of Jorong Masang beach in mid-June 2022. The condition is indeed worrying at this time. Abrasion has eroded the land, damaged fishing boats and uprooted coconut trees on the local shoreline. "If this is not addressed, the shoreline has the potential to abrasion and damage coconut plantations. In that condition, he has coordinated with the Agam Public Works and Spatial Planning Service (DPUTR).

The coordination is for the Agam DPUTR to report the condition to the Sumatra V River Basin, Director General of Water Resources, Ministry of PUPR, for the installation of breakwaters, so that abrasion can be overcome. Agam General Worker and Spatial Planning Officer Ofrizon added that the Agam Regency Government has repeatedly submitted proposals for the construction of a breakwater to the Sumatra River Region V Hall, but it has not been relocated. "We have submitted proposals several times and have also visited Commission V of the DPR-RI," he said.

However, he hopes that the Nagari Tiku Lima Jorong Government and the Tanjungmutiara District Government will make a proposal for the construction of a breakwater and submit it to the Sumatra River Region V Office. Currently, the length of the shoreline that has not been installed with a breakwater is about three kilometers from Muaro Putih to Masang along 1.5 kilometers. and Ujuang Labuang towards Muaro Antokan along 1.5 kilometers. "The installation of a breakwater is very urgent, so that the threat of land erosion by sea water is overcome," he concluded.