Lost Inland road in west kalimantan ...

There is a phenomenon of concern to a number of roads in the interior of Ketapang district, especially in the district of Hulu Barley. In recent years, a number of roads that connect between the village and district residents rarely used. As a result of the road almost disappeared and over the road covered in trees.As seen on the road that connects the village with the village Biku Sarana Riam and Sengkuang Merabung. This meter wide road emat remaining approximately 20 centimeters longer covered due to grass and trees. According Rudian, the village head Biku Means, initially it is the only path that is used even though badly damaged. But after the entry of oil palm plantation company, people choose the way the company despite the further but better. Because it is not used anymore, the road between the villages had become like a jungle.In addition to roads, bridges were also very poor condition. As seen on the bridge connecting the village of Pasir Mayang Jaya and Limpang. This bridge left several pieces of boards and the way like porridge so if the rainy season is not practical pathway used citizen again.Residents hope that the government improve road there because if one time the company closed their path, then the public will be very difficult to carry out their activities. The road is the lifeblood of their economy. Road is their lives because there is no other transportation. If the road is smooth, then certainly the people's economy by itself will thrive. The results of the plantation, livestock, and forest products can be transported smoothly if the course well.Residents of South Ketapang also hope that in the next election there of citizens elected as their representative in the province. According Asurdius, officials Village Head Black Soil District of shovel, during the problems in this southern region of Ketapang, such as provincial roads, are not accommodated in the absence of the son of South Ketapang in Parliament Provinsi.Karena that he hopes residents Southern Ketapang compact pick the citizens of the region South Ketapang as a representative in the province.

Waiting for Corporate Responsibility Mine

Since January 15, 2014 the government banned the entire operation of mineral and coal mining companies that do not have processing plant or smelter.Salah the companies are PT Kwam, a subsidiary of Harita Group, located in the village Limpang Jaya, District Barley Hulu Ketapang, West Kalimantan. The iron ore mining company has stopped completely.
Cessation of operations of this company have an impact for the company and its employees as well as people who already give the land to the mine site. Impact most noticeably is the destruction of the environment and people lose jobs.
As seen in the area of ​​the Mount Sejambuan, Limpang Desa Jaya, dredged hill excavated mine unpunished. The company does not undertake reforestation of former mining areas.
According to Philip, Chairman BPD Limpang Jaya village, people in the village asked for two things to the company. First, the company reopened so that the public can benefit. Second, the soil in mining area is returned to the people and restored its original state in order to set the fields, gardens and so on.***

Time Bomb Watershed Land Conflicts in West Kalimantan

For two weeks, late February and early March 2014, citizen journalists Ruaitv, Edi Petebang, visited dozens of villages along the river in the district Barley Barley Kiri Hulu and villages in the district Barley River flow Manis Mata.
His journey started from Hamlet Benatu, Limpang Desa Jaya, District Barley Hulu and ends in the village of Pakit Suak Bird, District Manis Mata, the last village directly adjacent to the Central Kalimantan. In any discussion with residents in villages along the river, the main problem they face is not the realization of the company's partners plantation of oil palm plantations there. Though residents have handed over the land to the company. This condition if left unchecked it will become a time bomb of conflict over land between the company and the people there.
As is known, oil palm plantation companies are there to implement a partnership with the community. Society handed over 10 hectares of land will receive 2 hectares of gardens. The problem according to Bidau, head of customs Cliffs Village Berseri or Tembiruhan, the company has been harvesting the garden, but the garden allotment farmers have not been built.

YP. Miah, Penyarang village community leaders claimed wonder why companies have not built the gardens for farmers; while the remaining area is up worked. In fact, quite a lot of people who feel not give the land but uncultivated companies.
Land conflicts which have long, occurred in four villages in the district Manis Mata. Namely Desa Suak Bird, Sedau Stone Village, the Village and the Village Seguling Manis Mata. The fourth community in this village in 2004 has been handed over the land to the company until 2014 but has not menjapat partner garden allotments.
According to Ruslan, Head of Dusun Kuala Asam, District Manis Mata, there are 1,343 heads of families who give the land to the oil companies. But who gets a small garden only 289 households. Society does not receive and has a variety of ways to fight for their rights but have not succeeded.
Hopefully cases of conflict between oil palm plantation with these citizens can find a way out in order not to cause a prolonged conflict at the expense of society.
* This article shown Ruaitv, Pontianak