Cement filled wall
structure meant to
serve the tourist
(once repaired),
blocking the beach.

Barrels filled with cement
and steel wire are used to combat the forces of nature, further blocking
sea movement.

Legian Beach,
Bali in June 1997.
Damaged controversial 'beach constructions' built from 1996 block passage by tourists at high tide.

Unavoidable situation.
Tourist soaked by a high tide wave several days after a strong swell hit the coast of
Bali during June 1997.

More beach space allotted by freewheeling entrepreneurs, with questionable licenses, to lay another row of cement barrels on 'sand'. Word is that the Naval and Coast Guard officials are behind the otherwise illegal Licenses.

Beach bar floors filled with cement meant to prevent the inevitable disaster from occurring....a question of time.

More constructions are built 'on' Bali's beaches in spite of written laws disallowing such and the obvious show of force by the sea.

This a demonstration of disregard to laws, human ignorance, plus arrogance toward nature in search of monetary gains.

During the July 1997 visit to the Kuta-Legian beaches by the top local government officials, including the then governor and current Minister Bagus, it was promised that all these illegal constructions would be removed by October. This was reported and recorded numerous times by the press.

By mid-August 1998, the structures were larger than ever and more had been built. The older ones had been reinforced with tons of filled cement barrels lined with medal cable, some filled with Limestone cement , all this standing on a sandy beach. The word was that these all had to be removed by October 98.

All the Illegal Beach Constructions were forcibly removed October 1998 by order of the Local Government. A successful end to one of Earth Advocates campaigns!