The cement plant

BANDA ACEH - The Foundation of Nature and Environment of the (HAkA), Nurul Ikhsan said the plans to build cement plant by PT Tripa of Aceh (TSA) in the village of Kaloy, the Tamiang Hulu in Aceh Tamiang in the area of protected and karst. "This is not in the production, but the protected areas and karst," said Nurul Ikhsan to AJNN, after holding discussions related to AMDAL the development of parbrik the cement, on Wednesday (10/1). Nurul Ikhsan, an environmental permit that have been issued that do not consider the layout of Aceh Tamiang, after being in the pattern of the local district mentioned Tamiang Hulu is not included in the industry. "Permission is not consider the layout of Aceh Tamiang, because in the space mentioned Tamiang Hulu was not included in the industry, but has been designated a protected area, geology and prone to disasters," he said.

According to him is not as if the region as the industry or mining, because it was clearly mentioned in the room was that Tamiang Hulu is not industrial area, then should the new had to pull back an environmental permit that has been issued by that, given the many issues to be considered. "Yank them permission, there is no compliance with the facts and the Spatial Aceh Tamiang, we also ask the provincial government do not issue permission of exploitation against plans to build cement plant in Aceh Tamiang," he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Advocacy Division of GeRAK in Aceh, Hayatuddin the said the cement plant is located in the river upstream. If the cement is still built, in the future they fear may invite disaster to to downstream rivers, especially Aceh Tamiang is the area that is prone to disasters, need serious attention from the provincial government and the district.