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WeeklyMagazineForCanggu&Surroundings
Canggu’scharmgrowing,Bali’ssouthremainsmorepopular:Tiket.com,Google
ofBalihasenduredthe pandemicandisstilldesired amongstsun-seekersonthe IslandofGods.
“Currentlythefocusison recovery[fromthepandemic]. Interestinglythereareseveral [areasinBali]thatrecoverfaster suchasCanggu,” said Gaery Undarsa,Tiket.com’sco-founder andchiefmarketingofficer.
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Interestingly,anothertravel website, ParkSleepFly.com, recentlylistedUluwatuasthe seventhbestsurfingdestination intheworld.
GoogleIndonesiatravelindustry analystVaniaAnindiarsaidthat travelerinteresttowardsthe northernpartofBali,including regionslikeUbudandKintamani, isrelativelylower.
Apartfromafewsetbacks recently(thelatestbeingthe controversysurrounding “booming”noisefrombeach clubs),Canggu’supward trajectoryintermsofpopularity remainsstrong,accordingto
travelapp Tiket.com andGoogle Indonesia.
Inavirtualpressconference abouttraveltrendsinBali yesterday,thetwocompanies alsosaidthatthesouthernpart
Gaeryaddedthat,basedon Tiket.com data,Bali’ssouthern regionsremainthemostpopular amongtourists.Thesouthern hotspotsinBalialsoinclude Kuta,Legian,NusaDua,and Uluwatu.
“Themainsearchesarein Denpasar[and]SouthKuta.The biggestvolumesarehere becausethetravelersenter[Bali] from[theseareas],”shesaid.
(coconuts.co)
Kompas.com reportsthat Bali’s ChapterofFriendsoftheEarth (WALHI-Bali) haswrittenand tabledtheirobjectionsregarding theproposedLNGTerminalin SouthBalitoBali’sGovernorI WayanKosterand PTDewata EnergiBersih –thecompany undercontracttobuildthe terminal.
Thelettersettingforththecase againsttheproposedLNG Terminalexpresslyobjectstothe lackofpublicinformation
addressingthefacility’s environmentalimpactonthe adjoiningmangroveconservation zone.
Morethanonemonthafterthe letter,dated11August 2022, Walhi hasyettoreceivea formalresponsefromeitherthe Governoror PTDewaraEnergi Bersih.TheExecutiveDirector of WALHIBali, MadeKrisna Dinata,saidonThursday,15 September2022:“Ifwecount, morethan21workingdayshave
exercise,andridebicycles.
passed–morethanthetendays mandatedforananswerunder thelaw.Forthisreason,weare registeringourformal objections.”
Inthesubjectletter, WALHI Bali expresslyasksforfeasibility studydocuments,especially thosestudiesrelatedtopipingto beinstalledunderthe mangroves,togetherwithany accompanyingdocuments relatedtotheproject.
WALHI alsodemandsacopyof anycooperativeagreements betweenthe Government’s ForestryService and the EnvironmentalProtection Agency with PTDewataEnergi Bersih justifyingtherequirement forastrategicdevelopment project–suchastheGasPower Plantinaconservationzone.
WALHI alsowantsdetailsonall thesupportingfacilitiesneeded fortheLNGTerminalandpiping systemthatwillcrisscross the NgurahRaiForestryPark (TamanHutanRayaNgurah Rai) locatedinSouthDenpasar.
Alsosoughtarecopiesofthe
agreementandrelatedpublic documentssignedby the ProvinceofBali on Wednesday,17April2022, approvingthecontroversial project.
“Thisdemandforpublic documentsunderestablished freedomofinformation protectionsunderlines that WAHLIBali isan organizationdedicatedto protectingtheenvironmentand isentitledtothisinformationso thepubliccanplayaninformed roleincreatingpublicpolicy,” explainedKrisna.
TheproposedLNGTerminalin SanurandclosetoBali’sBenoa Harborhasbeentheobjectof strongpublicprotestsfromthe localcommunity,complainingof alackofopennessregardingthe terminal,possibleinfringementof theprojectonreligioustemples inthearea,andasecuritythreat posedbystoringLNGcloseto Islandsseaportandairport.
(Balidiscovery.com)
Afterceasingoperationsfortwo yearsbecauseoftheCOVID-19 pandemic, “CarFreeDay” has returnedtothe NitiMandala Hero’s Monument Field in downtown Denpasar onceaweek.
OnSunday,18 September 2022,thefourlaneroadon JalanNiti Mandalawas closedto vehicular trafficfrom6:00amuntil10:00 am.LikeSundaysbeforethe pandemic,“CarFreeDay” was suspendedtwoyearsearlier, endinganeventwherethepublic oftenturnedouttowalk,run,
Quotedbythe NationalNews AgencyAntara,aDenpasar residentKomingSukerti(48), whowasjoggingontheroadway withhisfamily,said:“Iam delighted(atthereopening) becauseIhavelongwantedto useourfreetimetoexercisewith myfamily,butthiswasnot possibleuntiltheroadwas reopenedagainforouruseon Sundays.Ihopethat‘CarFree Day’(CFD)willcontinue,so thereisaplaceforyoung people,families,andpeoplelike
mecanagainperformexercises inpublic.
Anothermemberofthepublic fromDesaLebihinGianyar,Eka PutraHamanda(24),said,“I enjoytheCFDthathasbeen absentfortwoyearsandhopeit willcontinueeverySunday morning.”Heexpressedhiswish thattheactivitiesontheroadway andtheadjoiningparkcouldalso beexpandedtoincludeculinary contests,clothingexhibitions, andchildren’sgames.
OnSunday,18September2022, DewiWahyuni,whooperatesthe Yan RenonFoodStall, reported thatbetween6:00amand10:00 ameachSunday,shetargetsto generateaturnoverofRp.3 millioninfoodSales.
EachSunday,60personnelfrom the TransportationDepartment (DinasPerhubungan), BaliPolice,SatpolPP,and Pecalangwillbeonhandto safeguardthe CFD (Balidiscovery.com)
Car-FreeSundaysReturntoDenpasar,Bali
RadarBali.com reportsthatrepairs onthreemajorbridgesonJalan GatotSubrotoTimur,targetedfor completionon31December 2022,mayhavesufferedamajor setback.Thebridgesspanmajor rivergorgesontheroadthat connectsBali’seastandwest coastacrossDenpasarnorth.
Repairsandupgradesonthree bridgesarebudgetedtocostRp. 109billion.
Portionsofthebridgeconstruction overtheAyungRiverreported sufferedacollapseon23 September2022.
Followingthecollapse,an observeronzoningand infrastructurewhoisalsoasenior professorintheTechnicalFaculty at Bali’sUdayanaUniversity,Dr. Ir.PutuRumawan,hasexpressed hisconcerns,questioningthe qualityoftheconcretebeingused onthebridge.
Thepartialcollapseofthe Ayung RiverBridge occurredon Thursday,22September2022, duringarainstormwhileaheavily loadedtruckfilledwithsandwas crossingthegorge.Thecontractor employedtorepairthebridge recentlycomplainedofhighfuel costsandtheburdenof constructingretainingfoundations toprotectlocaltemples.
ProfessorRumawanfocusedon thecontinuingpassageof vehiclesoverthebridgestillinthe processofrepairsand reconstruction.“Itisdifficultto undertakeconstructionsona bridgestillopentotraffic.Iam
worriedthattheconcretewill crack,exposingtheinteriorsteel strengtheningrodstocorrosion, resultinginanoverallweakening
ofthestructure,”hesaid. (Balidiscovery.com)
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