Pusong Seminars Generate Nine Grain Recommendations

* Reject Sale of dredged sand and Path
Langsa
Seminar on the future of Pusong initiated by Forum for Environment (WALHI) in Aceh and Aceh Wetland Foundation (AWF), Thursday (22 / 7) in the auditorium of the Faculty of Technical University of Ocean (Unsam) Langsa produced nine recommendations to be submitted to relevant parties . Activities were held to be the foundation for environmental activists in response to government plans to build and develop Port Pusong Island Kuala Langsa. Grains of sand to Singapore sales rejection and rejection of dredging on a new path (not a point in the Netherlands) became a big hope for the sustainability of Pusong community ecology and ecosystem Pusong islands.

Hamdani dimoderator discussion was attended by the four presenters, each of the Campaign and Advocacy Manager of WALHI Aceh, Muhammad Nizar Abdurrani, Campaign Manager AWF, Khairun nufus, Acting Keuchik Teulaga seven, and members of Parliament Langsa, Bukhari. Chairman of the Executive Committee, Rahimsyah in his speech said it is grateful for the participation of all parties in getting people's aspirations related Pusong development issues in the future. "We of the AWF and Walhi very empathetic to the pain experienced by the related Pusong discourse of development by the government. Hopefully, through this moment, the government also can absorb the aspirations of the people in development policies, "said Rahimsyah.

Activities, which was attended element Langsa Government, NGOs, and communities that produce Pusong nine recommendations which will be forwarded to the relevant parties. The nine recommendations are, the government asked citizens menidaklanjuti houses for relocation in Lhokbanie. Then, the community rejected the plan of dredging in the vicinity Pusong and ask for the reclamation area Pusong be dredged. Later, residents also asked the government to carry out reforestation in the region Pusong islands. Furthermore, the dredging is expected to be done through back channels or navigation channel that is used in the Netherlands.

In addition, the government also asked really concerned with the problems faced by society regarding the basic needs of citizens Pusong. Then, procurement of drilling wells on the island of Pusong also asked to immediately implemented. Then, the continuation of making embankments, formation of Pusong Qanun, and settlement of forest land still overlap between the production forest, limited production, and protected forest. Campaign Manager AWF, Khairun nufus in separate occasions said it is a strategic partner in the case of WALHI Aceh Pusong also hope, that the government can accept the result of recommendations made in those discussions. "We really need a government follow up and serious attention to the aspirations of the people who terbelanggu long time," said Khairun nufus. (serambinews.com)