Palm Tree in Bahari Beach Complained by Residents

Polman, Sulbarkita.com -- Inviting residents to complain about Palm Oil trees along the sidewalk of Bahari Beach, Polewali District, Polman Regency. That was because the row of palm which had reached 84 trees asked for pedestrian rights. "The sidewalk is for pedestrians. We are increasingly trying, "said one Polewali resident, Eli, told Sulbarkita.com, when met at Pantai Bahari, Wednesday, July 22, 2020.

Residents around who are reluctant to issue what is disclosed, this tree planting does support the urban greening program, but the impression is replacing returning pedestrians. "Besides, the fruit has been harvested, I've seen six-wheeled trucks receive the fruit. I hope that the proceeds from the sale of palm fruit will be included in the Regional Original Income (PAD)," he said.

Secretary of the Polman Environment Agency, Hikmah welcomed that she did not know at any time when the maritime beach was planted. He said, his party only intervened in its maintenance. "Indeed, we always just make arrangements, the leaves are often trimmed. It is true that Palm is already high, but it is not us who take the fruit," he said when met at his office.

The Head of the Supervision and Development Section for Spatial Planning, the PUPR Polman Office, Herwin Kodak explained the construction of the sidewalks which are attached to the Cipta Karya of the PUPR Office, but in terms of spatial planning, his party does not know anything about Palm on the sidewalk. "Because we focus on the IMB only, and only issue opinions when building in any region," he said.

Meanwhile, former Head of the Polman Forestry Service, Abdul Salam welcomed that at the time only prepared the seeds. However, the planting was taken over by the Environmental Service. "We only facilitated us, the palm seedlings were from a palm oil company in Luyo Subdistrict, we did not know the budget, because yesterday there was an order from the leader told to prepare it, we only facilitate it," he said.

In view of this, the former Head of the Environment Agency, Edy Wibowo, denied that his party carried out oil palm cultivation along the Bahari Beach sidewalk. "It was not in our time that we planted Palm, but the Forest Service which planted it," said Edy who currently acts as the Head of the Polman PUPR Office.

Ahmad G.