Regency Tanbu pull 13 Amdal Mine Permit
Banjarmasin-There are about 13 permits the analysis of the environmental impacts of coal mining company in Tanah Bumbu regency, South Kalimantan, finally revoked. Revocation by Regent Tanah Bumbu Mardani H Maming. This action is done, because permits are not in accordance with procedures Amdal and "bulging".
The 13 companies that problematic its amdal is PT Surya Kencana Asri, PT Total Orbit Prestasi, PT Seia Mitra Mandiri, PT Citra Nusa Jaya, PT Berkat Sarana Buana, PT Tri Tunggal Mandiri, PT Borneo Orbit Sukses Sejati, PT Bumi Dharma Kencana, PT Dharmatama Kencana, PT Kamikawa Gawi Sabumi, PT Bintuni S Prima, PT Bamega Global Mineral, dan PT Borneo Indo Bara.
Head of the Regional Environmental Agency (BLHD) South Kalimantan, Rachmadi Kurds, in Banjarmasin, Thursday (09/08/2011), said of the 13 companies that its amdal troubled, eight of whom had Amdal "bulging" and the rest is not according to the procedure. All Amdal published in 2010.
What is meant is bulging SK (decree) exists, but has no Amdal documents. While that is not according to the procedure, for example, field research was too short so it does not make sense or SKKL (Letter of Eligibility Decision Environment) has been signed by the regent, but the documents do not exist, he said.
According Rachmadi, so far eight companies bulging was not yet in operation. Being five remaining without a procedure, which operates the new one, namely PT Indo Bara Borneo. With the removal of this and all companies should take care of the newly re-SK Amdal.
In addition to revocation SK, local governments are also required to revoke the licenses of local AMDAL Commission (in charge since 2010), for having issued the document Amdal problematic. Instead, for the time management Amdal handled by the provincial return.
Rachmadi also mentioned if the Land of Spices still have homework to handle 14 SK Amdal permits other companies. There are 14 similar waiting SK. Total company that SK was in trouble there are actually 27 companies, said Rachmadi.
SK-27 is actually the problem is known from the verification team BLHD South Kalimantan and the Ministry of Environment towards the mining, plantation, and a special port, in all districts / cities in South Kalimantan. Verification conducted February-March 2011. The result is most prevalent problems in the Land of Spices.
Follow-up of the verification it is the decline letter from the Ministry of Environment No. B-6/Dep.I/LH/08/2011 mid-August.
The letter contained a request that the Governor of South Kalimantan AMDAL Commission revoke the license of SK Tanah Bumbu regency, following the troubled company Amdal. South Kalimantan Governor Rudy Ariffin then respond to the letter by asking the county to repeal, because it becomes their authority.
Found separately, Deputy Director of the Special Criminal Investigation and the South Kalimantan Regional Police, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Agus Irianto, said it has fielded a team to the Land of Spices. The team will check all the existing mines, both SK amdalnya license revoked or not.
"Checking include the licensing and implementation. But did not rule whether there is abuse of authority on this issue," he said.
Police alone, according to Agus, the center handled two cases of coal mines but can not be delivered to the public by reason of the smooth process of investigation.

