Mirzam Abdurrachman
Around the city of Bandung, precisely in the village of Bunikasih and Sukaluyu, Pangalengan, who Located at around 50 km from the city of Bandung, there is an illegal gold mining, What has happened from 1993 until now. This village is located Around PTPN's tea plantation. This village is located around PTPN's tea plantations. The community around the village of Bunikasih and Sukaluyu, in addition to carrying out tea and agricultural plantation activities, they also carry out illegal mining gold to meet the needs of their lives. The purpose of research and community service activities at this stage is to reduce the impact of mercury in the Cibaliung River and efforts to find employment for village communities. The target of activity is to identify what plants can absorb mercury which has been contaminated in the Cibaliung River, and find several optional fields work that can cover the needs of the people there. This activity involves many people, beginning with several groups. The level of community interest is very high in the programs that are revealed, so that the next hopes of the sustainability study of the next stage can be continued. The ongoing plan of this activity is to provide some effort that can be developed from this area. This idea will appear 2 directions, apart from researchers, the community will be involved in thinking about the form of business that will be developed. The process of activities will be divided into 2 parts, namely geoturism and agribusiness.
Application of Writing, Implementation of Social Concern Activities in the form of education / counseling / mentoring
The community around the village of Bunikasih and Sukaluyu, in addition to carrying out tea and agricultural plantation activities, they also carry out illegal mining gold to meet the needs of their lives. On the basis of the background above, the research and service that has been made from 1 year earlier, continued at the stage of reducing pollution and finding solutions for the community. Various efforts to counseling about the impact of mercury have been carried out and showed positive results. People who work as miners are willing to dismiss the wild mining activities, but the next problem is a job that must be made to meet the needs of everyday life there.