BADUNG, DEWATA.NEWS – The management of Alas Pala Sangeh in Badung, Bali, is preparing to install manual evacuation alarms to enhance safety during heavy rain and strong winds. The alarms will be used to guide visitors out of the forest attraction whenever weather conditions pose a risk.
Chair of the Sangeh Forest Tourism Management, Ida Bagus Gede Pujawan, said the decision follows previous incidents in the region and ongoing concerns over tall forest trees.
“Based on past incidents in Ubud, we already set procedures. When it starts raining, guests are evacuated because of the height of the trees here,” Pujawan said on Friday, 5 December 2025.
The precaution is also tied to the condition of Sangeh’s dominant nutmeg trees. According to Pujawan, several trees have shallow root structures that intertwine above ground rather than anchoring deep into the soil.
“These nutmeg trees do not root into the ground; they hold onto each other above the soil. Moving forward, we will install manual alarms that will signal an evacuation during heavy rain,” he added.
The safety measures come after a tragic incident on 3 December, when a falling nutmeg tree collapsed onto a bale gong structure near Pura Bukit Sari. A local tour guide, identified by initials IBNS, was killed. A staff member also suffered injuries, including a fractured left arm.
Following the incident, the management completed physical cleanup with support from government agencies and conducted a pecaruan ceremony in accordance with local tradition. “We calculated around 30 fallen trees, with about nine of them being large ones,” Pujawan noted.
The attraction has been closed for one week since 4 December 2025 to allow clearing of debris and repair of damaged areas.
“We plan to reopen on 11 December 2025 in preparation for Christmas and New Year. Hopefully by then the area will be clear, especially the access paths,” Pujawan said.
He expressed hope that the incident will not deter future visitors. During low season, Sangeh receives around 400 visitors per day, while August, its peak month recorded between 1,500 and 1,800 daily visitors, mostly from Europe. “August was the highest I have seen, with up to 1,800 guests per day during high season,” he added.