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JAKARTA: The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) finally intervened about the completion status to use permit approval for forest areas Tbk PT International Nickel (Inco) in the Regency of East, South Sulawesi.
Section, South Sulawesi provincial government refused to provide recommendations lend use permit area of 100,416.7 hectares of forest area (ha) to Inco and asked the company was reduced to 25,000 ha concession area.

Director General of Mineral, Coal and Geothermal Bambang Setiawan, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources ministry with reveals South Sulawesi Provincial Government soon to discuss the status of the land pertambanganperusahaan the nickel mines.

"We [the government] should be one of perception because the government was not part of the government. So if there is a dispute with the government, it also means that there are disputes on the contract. It should be noted, so I can not stand alone because of her name was comprised of government from central government and local governments, "he said, today.

In accordance with Law No. 4 Year 2009 on Mineral and Coal, he explained, there is a provision which states that mining companies have to make adjustments of land mines.

However, he added, in the new law there are also new transitional provisions which stipulate that companies must submit the draft program of activities until the end of the contract.

"That was no provision in the new law [new] stating that they [Inco] must carry out planning activities program until the contract expires. So from there [a program of action] will be evaluated. We will notify aja [to Pemrov Sulsel] because certainly he [government] is taking the Act, "said Bambang.

As is known, Provincial Governor of South Sulawesi, in an official letter No. Syahrul Yasin Limpo. 522/2965/Disenergi dated May 14, 2010, refused to provide recommendations lend use permit area of 100,416.7 hectares of forest area (ha) to Inco and asked the company was reduced to 25,000 ha concession area.

Inco has a land area of 218,528.99 ha concession, where about 118.387.45 ha are in the South. The number remained 3% from 6.6 million ha of concessions that had dominated when the first work contract with the Indonesian government signed in 1969.

Previously, Southeast Sulawesi governor Nur Alam Inco also requested immediate return of about 35 000 ha of land mines scattered in the region Kolaka, Kolaka North, and North Konawe to countries in Southeast Sulawesi.

In fact, the nickel mining company has conducted employee performance assessed, especially regarding the inability of companies working on land area and not being controlled by the delayed construction of a nickel plant in Southeast Sulawesi.

"The company [Inco] has made several achievements of the employee's household. Strong enough for us to ask them to immediately terminate all or restore lands that are still in the mastery of families to the country, "he said, some time lalu.Oleh: Nurbaiti (Bisnis.com)

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