Mine Paradox As a Way to Prosperity.

The sentence is still strongly attached diingatan me. Adding to the whole belief that as much dredged earth to take coal, gold, other metals or minerals does not benefit the people. Is a big lie perpetrated by the state (government), that the mine is able to change people's lives better. Mine brings suffering. I'll tell you how the people have to bear the burden and the state can only be silent.

The sky is getting dark, we hope to stem the craving sky rain to fall. Minimal to arrive home Hendra Toni, former Responsible While (PJS) Umbrella mountain village head. Our journey is quite long, it takes about 3.5 hours from the city of Bengkulu. Slippery red dirt road to the small and medium sized rocks ready to welcome. The rest of the overnight rains made motorcycle tires we drive thickened and often slipping.

Deep breaths and then release it is a sign of gratitude that we arrived safely at home Hendra Toni.

He still recall that I was ten months ago to the village to conduct water quality testing Ketahun river flowing along the village. "I have not served PJS village heads again sis" said Hendra, even before I tell my goal to do the interview.

Umbrella mountain village is one of the villages in the district Pinang Raya, North Bengkulu District in 2010, and is officially designated as rural barns by the regent, Imron Rosyadi. But in the same year he reneged on his decision to issue licenses Production Operations PT. Injatama. Coal mining company with a concession area of 6000 ha [1] .

Know the reason why I chose the village of Mount Umbrella as a material to be written? Because the village is able to tell the paradox of prosperity by mining. Colossal deception and impoverishment of society by the state.

Hendra introduced me to the Son. He was secretary of the village of Mount Umbrella. Looks like he's taking good care of the memory of the sweet promises of the company. Dreams can work in the company woke up when the employment agreement of 60% locals and 40% of the population outside the company, presented at the dissemination facilitated by the government. The next appointment with CSR funds to build the village, and provide skills training to build community in the field of mining. The proof? Local communities in layoffs. Demand for development land grant families (KK) is not fulfilled until now.

Not to mention the loss of 280 hectares of agricultural land of the people (fields, gardens) from 300 ha [2] . It only took five years (2010-2015) changed the green expanse of agricultural land into mine pits dredged.

2012, the village government formed a team of land acquisition. Ketahun river as a source of irrigation of rice fields damaged by mining activities of society. Not being able to flow back up to the rice fields of society. In order to survive, people end up selling their fields to meet the needs of everyday life.

2013, the mine lip PT. Injatama landslides. 100 of the people buried in the rice fields. harvest rice fields almost turned into mounds of soil were filled with the remnants of coal grains. What do the current company? Instead of addressing the landslide, PT Injatama have offered to buy the paddy fields residents affected by landslides. Therefore, landslides allegedly left by companies and governments to make farmers' land release. Buyung's frown proclaim his anger. Buyung gutted because teringkari promise.

Pitcher call his father. He says "if you want to know the story of the history of Mount Umbrella, my father just the same discussion". Abu Hanifa, one of the community leaders in the village. Abu Hanifah who introduced the phrase "fiber of the shoe on the sea, it merapung unhappy silence. The village looks as if it forward because there are mines, but it is really poor and many missing values ​​"is to me. Still recorded clearly, he told kegamangannya with the current condition of the village, as a teacher who was teaching four pupils to the sound of rain (god listened to our prayers).

"Land is life for us. Our life experience is the land "his said. I refer to this as the starting point of their relationship with nature. Examining each tuturannya, before many teachings in society that puts nature as a subject. S sa effort to maintain Ketahun River, the community should not be any farming in the river mouth. Planting a minimum distance is 50 meters. As a form of kebercukupan, it should not take the fruit by climbing the trunk. Have to wait for fall to the ground. Then bersawah. A month before the rice planting, the community held a hearing. The goal is to plant simultaneously determine the commencement date. There should be no mutual precede, so that the harvest can be enjoyed together. When the harvest, was also held art events, namely Dance Gandai and prayers as a form of cleansing the village. All that is missing from the entry of the company. Their relationship is lost.

Ah, let me try again play a memory of speech Buyung and pack Abu. I ask them, then the people quiet?

No. They fight. Three times they make a move action, first in 2010 when the community maintain their rice fields on land acquisition. Second, in 2012, when PT. Injatama knowingly dumping waste into the River Ketahun coal is the source of people's daily needs. Third, in November 2016, when the society closed the road passing by holing of coal, because it does not go Injatama heed their demands related to reclamation of the pit and land grants. Know what makes sad? They were confronted by the police. People's positioned as an enemy of the state, as they struggled to maintain subsistence.

Presumably accessories uniforms and armed forces of this country is still a very scary terror for the people, so as to dampen the movements of their action. This is the most perfect form of capital. When a businessman having an affair with the ruler and protected by the police, army and armed forces like the others.

Now, many farmers-turned workers up to other areas. So workers mined? Do not expect the company would menerima.Gunung Umbrella, village rice supplier to its neighbors, cottage village Talang Chain Bakil and many farmers are now buying rice. Farmers lose its identity.

If the village of Mount Umbrella is a portrait of poverty at the village level, I will try to describe impoverishment wider.

Kindness State (government) to provide both IUP mining exploration and production operations, however, have not contribute greatly to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the province of Bengkulu (measure used state). Based on data released by the Central Bureau of Statistics of Bengkulu province, the mining sector accounted for only 4% to GDP. Here the contribution of mining to the country:

Sale of mining permits as well as the rate of coal production which tend to massively unbalanced with local revenue received by the local government. Does not correspond well with the cost of infrastructure improvements as well as ecological impacts should be borne by the state and the people.

Total coal production based on data from the EMR services and other sources (processed)

North Bengkulu is the district with the highest IUP, which is 24 IUP [3] , but the fact remains the largest Raskin beneficiaries in the province of Bengkulu. The amount of the mine clearance contributes only 11% to the GDP of the province of Bengkulu. Then, increase Unemployment Rate (TPT) in mid-2011 to 2013 [4] .

Central Bengkulu Regency too. District second highest after North Bengkulu. Controlled by 12 IUP [5] , the level is still high Raskin recipients. Percentage of poverty also increased from 6.42 (2010) to 7.24 (2013) [6] .

Then there any more horrible when people and their living space is only considered as an object that deserves to be exploited? Is there a more wrenching when people are forced to follow what they do not know the name of development, then considered traitors in the struggle for the sources of life? What could be more painful when the country the expense of people's lives for the sake of the owners of capital and wrapped it in a dream the welfare and interests of the state?

They are the poor, the farmers, who ravaged his life. They are faceless, they are named. People.

Expanse of rice fields that have not been planted for 2 years was increasingly seen kerontang takkala receives the afternoon sunshine. Buyung almost unblinking eyes while telling that only two years ago the rice paddies produce tons of rice once the harvest. Mine has driven the birds and fish in the rice fields. And soon maybe we'll expelled he said half laughing but feel uneasy.