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Sand and Stones from Palu Bay for the Merauke Food Estate

Monday, January 20, 2025

Sand and stones from mining operations along the shores of Palu Bay are being sent to the Nusantara Capital City project in East Kalimantan, as well as to the Merauke food estate project.

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A sand mining site managed by local residents in the mining concession area of Amarsha in Sunju Village, Marawola Subdistrict, Sigi Regency. TEMPO/Minnie Rivai. tempo : 1743055392100.

THE roar of sand mining machines echoed along the banks of the Palu River in Sunju, Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi, on Thursday, January 16, 2025. Each pump extended a pipe approximately six inches in diameter, which was inserted into the riverbed that flows into Palu Bay. Several men, bare-chested, were seen wading in the water to ensure the suction pipes were working properly.

The pipes crossed over large rocks marking the riverbanks and

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Minnie Rivai (Palu City) contributed to the writing of this article.

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