There is a growing debate around the Bali Handara Golf & Resort in Pancasari (Buleleng district) over regular floods and landslides on the mountainous Singaraja-Denpasar road. Some residents and officials believe the situation worsened due to the activities in the resort area. The managing company PT Sarana Buwana Handara (SBH) denies this.
SBH director Aliza Salviandra stated that flooding in this area has been occurring for decades, with the company's legal team citing instances from as far back as the 1960s.
According to SBH, their territory measures 98 hectares following repeated measurements in 2023. The company claims that more than 80% of the area consists of green zones (trees and lawns), with construction occupying less than 1%. The resort also reports on environmental programs, including the planting of 700 trees over the last five years.
The management at Bali Handara says it has already set up water reservoirs, retention ponds, and several drainage lines to hold rainwater and prevent it from being directed towards residential areas during heavy rains. Five drainage channels have been made, and they chose not to redirect water towards Lake Buyan due to the risk of affecting homes along the highway.
Meanwhile, Balai Wilayah Sungai (BWS) Bali — the agency responsible for water bodies — reported conducting an initial identification of drainage in the Bali Handara area together with road and construction services. BWS believes there are several sources of runoff, one of which is the Bali Handara area (plus runoff from slopes and the western side of the national road).
BWS plans to collect the drainage flows into one main junction and then divert the water towards Lake Buyan. The agency also intends to direct three more water streams from the western side of the Dasong forest and the western side of the highway. The next step is the design phase (including calculating the size of the channel) and coordination with the road service, as some water is flowing onto the national road pavement.
Measures under discussion include increasing the capacity of culverts under the national road (including widening pipes/culverts) and normalizing streams and channels downstream, so water does not accumulate before reaching the lake.
Source: balipost.com
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