LAPINDO MUD

      The hot mud tragedy occurred May 29, 2006. In the Village of Balingnongo, Renokenongo Porong Sidoarjo. As a result of the mud spray many residential areas, agriculture and industry in the Porong Sidoarjo region are seriously paralyzed. A thermal mud blast centre 150 meters from the gas drilling center PT Lapindo Brantas. A thermal mud blast centre 150 meters from the gas drilling center PT Lapindo Brantas it was the drilling of the Banjar Panji -1 well in early March 2006, in cooperation with the drilling contractor PT. Medici Citran Nusantara. The assumption of an overlaying of the mud was that the lack of research PT. lapindo brantas were drilling Wells and oversimplifying it.

        Since that incident Porong was a dead city. Many residents' homes are flooded and traffic has been blocked by an avalanche of hot mud spilling over onto the highway and cutting off the freeway. The effects of the lapindo Mud blast are also great, especially for those around. The effects involved include some aspects, such as social impact and environmental pollution. The repercussions have long been held accountable by citizens. But citizens have not been compensated by the PT Lapindo Brantas as well as the government's actions by overthrowing the hot mud. Eventually the rifts started to emerge between the government, PT Lapindo brantas and victims of Lapindo Mud.
         As time went by, the natural phenomenon has become an equally interesting tourist destination compared to others. Lapindo Mud tourism has such an excellent spot that it affords tourists as well as foreign tourist attractions to tourism. If you want to visit Lapindo Mud tourism visitors do not have to pay a huge amount of money for it is still being run by locals to date because some citizens have made ita search for the daily necessities of life. If a visitor wanted to explore the center of the mud spray in the center of the area, it would cost an Rp25,000 for a taxi service.
        So this tourist attraction is perfect for visiting because it's quite affordable and gives visitors a spot-spot to capture the moment through a photograph.