REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DENPASAR -- The destruction of "subak, the traditional irrigation system in Bali, will affect all aspects of life on this paradise island, according to Prof. I Wayan Windia of Udayana University.

"The destruction of subak due to the diversion of land for other purposes outside agricultural has been discussed for a long time, but it has never been addressed completely," Windia said here on Saturday.

He noted that if the subak in Bali was destroyed, the culture of Bali that has been passed on from generation to generation would also disappear.

"The destruction of subak will also destroy all economic sectors in Bali because they are interrelated," he said, explaining that economic sectors, particularly tourism, on the island were based on local culture and tradition.

But he pointed out that, in reality, the tourism sector has destroyed the agricultural area and the subak on Bali.

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