Regional Granaries Destroyed by Mines
Barges carry coal cross the Mahakam River in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, on Wednesday (21/11/2018). The transport of coal using the Mahakam River, which is conducted almost every day, has had a damaging impact on the river, effecting the Mahakam dolphin’s habitat.
Under the sun’s scorching heat on Sunday (18/11/2018), Juwar, 29, began planting rice in Makroman subdistrict, Sambutan district, Samarinda, East Kalimantan. Soon, the roar of heavy equipment surrounded him.
Juwar was working in the paddy fields of Baharuddin, 57, who chairs the Tunas Muda farmers’ group in Makroman. Baharuddin has three hectares of rice fields and seven ha of chili pepper gardens in the subdistrict. “The excavators’ roar is annoying and the mines have disrupted our lives,” Baharuddin said.