Clashes on Bali’s Ayung River between rafting operators and local villagers reached a head last week when villagers felled trees across the river.
Local media reported that hundreds of villagers blockaded the river in protest at the failure of river rafting companies to pay an agreed US$50 per month to support several local communities.
Bali Update (www.balidiscovery.com) said villagers were angry that tourists travelling the river on rafts prevent traditional economic pursuits such as fishing or the breeding of live fish.
Rafting companies, who had earlier agreed to compensate the villagers, said they were no longer able to make the monthly payments.
As the chief of the local police moved to convene a meeting between rafting operators and the local communities (banjars), Balidiscovery.com said it had learned that rafting operations along the river were resuming.
No details of the settlement were available.
