BALI - Traditional Water Rights Must be Maintained

Educator and Former Top Tourism Official Sees Bali's Traditional Culture Under Threat from Diminishing Role of 'Krama Subak' System. The authority of the Krama Subak, or Bali's traditional water distribution councils, is increasingly under threat from national irrigation legislation. The national legislation - which prioritizes water rights in the order of the needs of humans, animals and finally plant agriculture is a reversal of the age-old primacy given by the Krama Subak to agriculture.

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