East Manggarai – Hundreds of residents of Elar, Sambirampas and Lambaleda districts demonstrated in front of the East Manggarai Council building, East Manggarai regency in East Nusa Tenggara, to reject mining activities in their respective areas.

Rally coordinator Heribertur Kawur said the 37,107 hectares of mining concessions had reduced productive farmland and damaged water resources in the area.

"We demand that the government revoke the licenses of mining companies in the regency," he said without mentioning any company names.