Towards The Beginning of Green Mining

By Line: Dedy Kurniawan

Clockwise just touched the numbers 08:00 pm. However, sunshine was like baked earth. From far seen three cars drove on the gravel road that cut through the National Park area Aopa Watumohai Swamp. From the dust left behind, as the third car was a race against time.

Intermittent two hours later, the cars are stopped at the front gate PT Panca Logam Makmur. Officers rushed the guards seemed to open a portal that covers the gate and then lets go.

At the forefront of the car, down a man aged approximately 60 years. Although wrinkles on his face was clearly visible, but the steps he is still robust when a number of officials PT Panca Logam makmur permitted entry into a building that has just been completed.

Suhandoyo, so his name is President Commissioner of PT Panca Logam Makmur. Accompanied by the General Manager of PT Panca Logam Makmur, Y.T. Sembiring, both appear to talk intimately.

"Please wait while the pack, just this group of regents had no information on the way over here," said Sembiring.

There is what the hell?. "Today our company is willing to do the planting cashew. Incidentally regents are willing to attend, "said Suhandoyo to Warta Paloma which was present in the room.

Less than an hour, Regent Bombana, Atikurrahman with his entourage arrived and went directly to the location of cashew cultivation with Suhandoyo and some leaders of other PT Panca Logam Makmur.

Location cashew cultivation was in the mining area of PT Panca Logam Makmur. A small tent was set up in the middle location to be planted.

In his speech, Suhandoyo said land to be planted with cashew nut is the area that has been completed mined. "After the mining process is completed it is time to re-greening of this area," he said.

Since its inception, said Suhandoyo, it already has a high commitment to make PT Panca Logam Makmur as a company that uses Green Mining patterns, namely a mining company can not only re-greening of mined areas and areas of critical land around it but also able to improve the environmental quality and welfare of the surrounding community.

"The bottom line is more green, more harmonious, more prosperous," the man said warehouses cigarette lovers of this salt.

The use of raw material water in the process of finding gold, said Suhandoyo, represents the efforts of companies applying for mining patterns that are environmentally friendly.

According to former Chief Justice Information Center (Kapuspenkum) RI Attorney General, the mining operations as did the company's potential environmental damage, including damage to forest land. Planting of cashew nuts, is an attempt to restore post-mining environmental conditions are made.

For the first phase, PT Panca Logam Makmur has prepared as many as 50 thousand seedlings of cashew nut. Of that totally, 10 of which have planted thousands of seedlings in the post-mining land area of five hectares.

"Of the approximately two thousand hectares of land that is included in the mining area of PT Panca Logam Makmur, which is being mined have not reached 50 hectares. Five hectares of this is our chance hijaukan finished being mined, "said Suhandoyo.

Suhandoyo said, if all goes well before the end of 2010, it will return approximately 10 hectares of green land has been completed mined.

According to Manager K2LH, Haslinda, revegetation program has been completed mined land, made it work with hundreds of students of SMK Negeri 1 North Rarowatu and Village residents. In fact, the selection of cashew as a kind of plant used in the reforestation program is for the proposal and request citizens.

"Because people are asking themselves is why this is the cashew seeds that we planted," said Haslinda.

Reforestation or reclamation program carried out by PT Panca Logam Makmur, it is hoped will be able to reduce the number of critical land in Indonesia that in the year 2009 according to data from the Ministry of Forestry to reach 23 million hectares and is categorized as slightly critical to reach 40 million hectares.

At least, this is the beginning of five hectares, PT Panca Logam Makmur has stepped into the green mining companies.