ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF MARBLE MINING

Workers operate heavy equipment in the marble stone mining area at Bukit Besole, Tulungagung, East Java, Tuesday (7/3). More than 28 thousand hectares of forests in the southern Tulungagung is severely damaged due to many minerba mining activities in the region without environmental impact analysis (Amdal) and the minimization efforts. ANTARA PHOTO/Destyan Sujarwoko/ama/17