TNLL Center Ordered 2 Mining Locations In The Central Sulawesi Sigi Protected Area

Illustrations of former gold-taking excavations in86ardo Satu Village, Sigi Biromaru District, Sigi Regency. (ANTARA/HO-)

PALU - Lore Lindu National Park Center (TNLL) has brought order to two mining locations without a permit (peti) in the protected area of Sayangdo 1 Village, Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi. "The first location is approximately 900 meters in the TNLL area with a utilization zone of 0.86 hectares, then the second location is 1,500 meters deep in an area with a utilization zone of 0.2 hectares," said Head of the TNLL Center, Titik Wurdiningsih, in a written statement received in Palu, Antara, Monday, May 8. He explained that the control of coffins in protected areas was carried out from May 2 to 5, 202 together with a joint team from elements of the regional government (Pemda), regional leadership communication forums (forkopimda), the Directorate General of Environmental Law Enforcement and Forestry of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, and the TNLL Bala Besar. "This activity violates the rules and regulations regarding national parks because there are activities of exploitation of natural resources (SDA)," he said. "From the location of the coffin, various pieces of evidence were confiscated by the authorities. In location one, the processing used cyanide chemicals and the location of two processing of rough materials, then the purification was then processed elsewhere," he said. He stated that after the control was carried out, the former mining was installed with police lines and banners prohibiting illegal activities, especially gold mining. Furthermore, the holes of the former mine were reclamationd using heavy equipment belonging to the Sigi District Public Works Agency (PU) and cut off road access to the mine site. "Pemda, kepolisian, Balai Besar TNLL, dan Gakkum KLHK melanjutkan aktor yang terlibat kegiatan ilegal tersebut melalui investigasi indal sebagai bentuk intervensi hukum," paparnya. In addition, he said, the government empowers Madraso 1 residents not to return to mining activities in conservation areas.

"We appreciate the parties involved in this control. Protect areas must be free from SDA exploitation activities because these activities have the potential to have a negative impact on the community, one of which is to invite hydrometeorological disasters," said Titik.