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View all search resultsBali to issue regulation banning villa and hotel construction on agricultural land
Hanif explained that along the watersheds of Bali’s three major rivers, Tukad Badung, Tukad Mati and Tukad Singapadu, only 3 percent of the 49,500 hectares of designated buffer zones are covered by trees.
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People carrying their belongings wade through a flooded street following overnight heavy rains on Sept. 10 in Legian, Badung, Bali. (Reuters/Dicky Bisinglasi)
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ali Governor I Wayan Koster has announced plans to issue a regional regulation prohibiting the conversion of productive agricultural land into commercial developments, following severe flooding on the holiday island that claimed more than a dozen lives.
Koster said once emergency response and flood mitigation efforts are completed regents and mayors across Bali would soon convene to draft the regulation,
“Our target is for the planned regulation to be in effect this year,” Koster said on Sunday, as quoted by Antaranews.
The governor emphasized that the regulation would strictly prohibit the construction of commercial facilities, such as restaurants, villas and hotels, on productive agricultural land.
Construction permits for residential buildings will only be granted if the land is owned and occupied by the same individual, ensuring the land is used for personal, not commercial, purposes.
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Bali was hit by its worst flooding in years last week, inundating six of the island’s eight regencies, including Gianyar, Tabanan and Badung, with the provincial capital, Denpasar, suffering the most severe impact.
