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Update 2000
Unfortunately after a two year decline of pollutants on the western beaches of Bali, the situation seems to have worsened, despite the beach cleaning program in place. It seems that now that the economic situation has neutralized itself, things are back to the levels of before. This can also be related to the overwhelming population explosion in Indonesia but particularly the development on Bali, since now many Chinese feel safer living in Bali rather than other Islands and are investing heavily there. Also the government inability to invest in an efficient water processing plant, for water waste and to filter the polluted rivers which pour into the seas, especially the west side of Bali, which also suffers from the east Javanese pollutants. From October until January 2001, the popular Kuta-Legian beaches were so trashed and polluted that few people swam in the waters there, many skin rashes were attributed to the polluted water. Unless drastic measures are taken the situation will not improve. Only during the dry periods, dry season (April-Sept.), and when there are no current from East Java will the waters at Kuta Legian beaches safe from pollutants.
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All the Illegal Beach Constructions were forcibly removed October 1998 by order of the Local Government. A successful end to one of Earth Advocates campaigns! |