Building a sustainable future for the community

After only 4 weeks work, the new village at Teanjah Anjah takes shape thanks to 300 workers from the local community and construction industry working together to beat the rainy season.

When Ocean Blue Resorts Indonesia announced the start of the relocation programme in August 2010 it did not expect the overwhelming response to the news.

By week four of the construction schedule, Team Sunut confirmed that the project was so far ahead of schedule that it was running out of cash!


Project Manager for Team Sunut, Pak Zen, confirmed that due to the immanent rainy season, the labour force had been increase to 300 people and the supply of materials increased to keep the pace with the good weather. He pointed out that the foundations for all 109 houses needed to be completed while the weather remained good. Slowing up was not an option when you are in a race against Mother Nature. With emotions running high, and expectations even higher, CEO Martin Gow flew to Lombok to take a second look at the site and provide an extra cash boost to Phase One of the Resort project.

Team Sunut were on hand to give OBRI a tour of the construction site and review the great progress being made.

Now the land has been cleared, the vast scale of the project becomes more apparent. Sitting 15 meters above sea level, the site offers incredible views of the ocean. And as Teanjah Anjah sits at the end of a peninsular, the crystal clear waters of the Indian Ocean wrap around three sides on the village.

An exciting new start for the community

Phase One of the relocation programme starts with heavy diggers and ground clearance teams arriving at the Teanjah Anjah site. Over 300 builders are employed at the site to ensure Ocean Blue Resorts and Team Sunut can complete the new village before the rain season starts.

Thanks to Ocean Blue Resorts and their investors, work has started on relocating the villagers from Gili Sunut to the new site at Teanjah Anjah. Heavy diggers moved in to clear the land and prepare for the construction of 109 new houses, a school, mosque, clinic and home industry centre. With the Community Action Plan now well underway this ambitious project aims relocate the villagers from Gili Sunut before the end of 2010. Weather permitting!!
As well as new homes, the construction team lead by Lalu Yasin has also started to build a new 4.5km access road to the new village. Team Sunut and the CEO of PT Ocean Blue Resorts Indonesia were on site to see the convoy of lorries arrive and watch the infrastructure stage take shape.
To announce the start of the construction, the local Chamat and his advisors on the project paid a surprise visit to Gili Sunut to celebrate with the villagers. Community leaders were quick to spread the good news and discuss the opportunity for the villagers to be involved in the construction of their new homes. As part of Ocean Blue Resorts commitment to community support, the first team of workers were signed up to help clear the vast site and build a temporary store to house equipment and materials.