Friday, August 6, 2010

A sad goodbye to the beautiful beaches of Tg Similajau

I am wishing goodbye to the beautiful rocky beach of Tanjung Similanjau
not because i wouldn't be coming back here
but because of the impending multi billion ringgit development
together with a deepsea port coming to the area
which is just outside the northern part of Similajau National Park.





























Harden volcanic mud which was once bubbling.
















Coal deposit in abundance here like at most coastal areas in Sarawak.



Site preparation works in full swing for an unknown mega project,
the usual style here in Sarawak.



Jungles cleared right up the the beach,what will be next?



A mud retention pond at the site but siltation is already taken showing up
on the beach will fallen trees and i wonder why clear the trees right up to the beach,
why can't they leave some buffer zone
or might as well reclaim more land from the beach!



























View Tanjung Similajau Beach in a larger map

7 comments:

  1. Nice one!, Visit my latest, goin' to touch ur heart, hopefully ;D

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  2. The rocks look a bit strange for me..

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  3. no wi finally know what happened to some of the rocks at the beach... :P

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  4. pantai yg sangat indah. siap ada arang batu lagi. harap2 tidak musnah olh pembangunan. sy pernah ke sarawak, semua pantainya cantik. thanx en thomas for sharing very beautiful panoramic view of beach :)

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  5. suhaisweet,
    Thanks for visiting.

    jfook,
    yah!Rocks from Bintulu right up to Miri are
    sort of hardened volcanic lava.

    papabear,
    development will destroy the fragile ecosystem in the area,Similajau river is already so muddy with the falling of trees for plantation.

    kelanafana,
    memang indah,tapi tak lama lagi dlm kenangan.

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  6. Oh no. The beach is too beautiful to be demolished. Rocks like that are not something that are common on our coastal areas so they should spare it. I wonder if it has been DEA approved.

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  7. great quality pictures..
    but it is very sad..that this wonderful place is going to be gone..I really love beaches..
    very sad..and I lived in
    Property Sunshine Coast where my home is near the beach..
    another natural wonder gone..

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