Plan for New Golf Course in Karangasem is Rejected

The House of Representative of Karangasem Regency and the members of
traditional farmer association (subak) reject a plan to establish 100-
Hectare golf course in the sacred area of Besakih temple. Based on the
rejected plan, this 100-hectaregolf course was planed to be built in
three villages Besakih, Tegenan and Menanga Rendang.

House of Representative and farmers from these three villages oppose
the plan based on the government regulation on sacred place and
conservation of the forest. This plan is feared to bring many negative
effects such as threat to holiness of Besakih temple and lost of rice
fields and the forest. The members of the House of Representative give
a suggestion on relocating the plan to scarcely populated area of Kubu
in the northeastern side of Mount Agung.

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