Impacts of the Kayan PLTA Project

Amid Kayan PLTA’s unclear development plan, local communities begin to feel the impacts of the project. A greater risk threatens villagers surrounding the Kayan River.

Aisha Shaidra

January 24, 2022

FIVE wooden poles are still placed on the banks of the Kayan River in Muara Pangean village, Peso subdistrict, around six hours by speedboat from Tanjung Selor subdistrict, the capital of Bulungan Regency, North Kalimantan. On Friday, January 21, hornbill sculptures were still perched on top of these poles. Eight years ago, the five Bornean ironwood poles full of Dayak carvings, dubbed Tugu Lima (monument of five), marked the start of the develop

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