Fights frequently broke out between farmers, PERHUTANI, and the police between 2000 and 2003. As a consequence, nine residents were arrested by the police – three were found guilty, while the  remaining six were held for two weeks at the local police office.

Since 2003, the farmers have reclaimed their land, and, through the Pasundan Farmers’ Union (SPP), have transformed the land struggle into a political and village development movement. SPP members are now sitting in important roles in the village-level government, and income and overall welfare have increased through the establishment of women’s organisations, schools, mosques, road infrastructure, clean water supply system, and collectively-run swimming pools for tourists.

SPP has developed a village development blue print in line with the principles of agrarian reform. This can be seen in how they have allocated land for different uses: the 400ha of land that was reclaimed has been divided into crop land (320ha), paddy fields (30ha), ecological reserves (30ha), and housing (20ha). Each of the 450 families in Tanjung Karang village now have at least 0.5ha of land for cropping; this has made their lives more comfortable and secure, reflected in their  increasing quality of life.