A man went berserk asking for an Orang Utan Discussion discussing the Batang Toru hydropower problem, North Sumatra in the Tebet area, South Jakarta, Thursday (9/3/2023). While licking his teeth, he forbade the discussion to take place when talking about things that are against development.

General Chairperson of the Indonesian Society of Environmental Journalists or SIEJ, Joni Aswira explained that the man did not come alone, but with three other people. They came before the discussion started in a cafe at 10.30 WIB.

The man in question immediately shouted for the discussion to be dismissed immediately.

"The committee calmed down, but the person concerned still insisted that the discussion not continue and hit the chair with emotion," Joni said in a written statement, Thursday (9/3/2023).

The man did not explain which institution he came from. It's just that one of them claimed to have come from Salemba, Central Jakarta.

Joni said, the tension lasted about 15 minutes. Finally, the atmosphere started to be conducive after the committee brought the man downstairs to the cafe for dialogue.

The committee was forced to call a security guard because the man still refused even though they had explained about the event.

What is the problem? The Orang Utan discussion in question was in response to collaborative coverage by 5 national media which raised the issue of the threat of hydropower to the Batang Toru landscape, North Sumatra. From the results of the coverage found a number of problems.

The problem that arises from the construction of the Batang Toru hydropower plant is the threat to the orangutan area and habitat.

"PLTA was also built on an area that was considered a disaster fault," explained Joni.

Joni revealed that there have been many landslides that have killed human lives, including workers in the area.

From the results of the collaboration coverage it was also revealed that the construction of the PLTA has the potential to raise state finances.

"In addition, the hydropower project which is claimed to provide clean energy is also a finding of the Supreme Audit Agency. The project is considered to have the potential to raise state finances."