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Date Posted: Tue, Jul 22 2003, 19:18:20
Author: Steve T
Subject: Pasir Panjang Beach ruined by tractors

Just back from an incredible trip to Redang but I was utterly shocked to see how badly Pasir Panjang beach had been destroyed over the time I was there.

Certain resorts (I can't be sure which... but let's assume it's the laughable eyesore that is Laguna) were sending their Tractors / JCB's to dig up sand from the beach outside Pelangi and remove it to some mystery location.

This left a massive trough or dugout area in the middle of the beach! and as soon as high tide came in this entire area flooded! leaving a good 1/4 of the beach swilling in Sea Water creating rivers in the middle of the beach!!!

It became even worse as water drifted in from behind the resorts created rivers (this was a nice beach!) which then filled up with the green water that drifted down from the hills of Redang... and it stank!

I really am quite stunned and amazed that all the resorts allowed this to happen and just about everyone I saw there was quite happy to step through this stagnant and polluted river right in the middle of what was once a beautifull beach.

Redang is cleary being ruined in favour of money... and the locals and greedy resort owners are more than happy to stand by and let it happen!

...the island is indeed beautifull but if badly designed and innapropriate resorts such as Laguna continue to spring up around the park all Malaysia will be left with is another bland, sterile commercialised playground for the type of tourists that might as well have booked themselves on a 3 day 2 night package to a Holiday Inn on the outskirts of Las Vegas

Oh well...

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[> Re: Pasir Panjang Beach ruined by tractors -- Sierra, Tue, Jul 22 2003, 21:57:27

Is the damage permanent? I don't understand why they would've done that unless it was absolutely necessary. Did you ask the management why they did so? Seems a pretty strange thing to do to ruin one of the nicest beaches in the region... and right on their doorstep too.

After reading Alex's report on his most recent trip to Redang I would have thought there people were taking responsibility for maintaining the environment around the area.


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[> Re: Pasir Panjang Beach ruined by tractors -- Alex Kang, Wed, Jul 23 2003, 4:34:16

Sounds strange... Pelangi is on the northern side of Pasir Panjang beach between Ayu Mayang and Coral Redang, while Laguna, Reef & Beach are on the southern side. It's unlikely that a resort on the southern side will go to the northern side just to dig up sand.

Anyway, I'm more concerned with the 'green' water, whatever that is, that sounds like it's discharging into the sea (?) - that's probably going to have more impact on the reef life than the removal of sand from the beach. Sigh...


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[> [> Re: Pasir Panjang Beach ruined by tractors -- tango, Thu, Jul 24 2003, 1:33:59

It could be water from the hills. The stagnation could have caused the algae to growth rapidly and cloud-n-colour the water green.

In late 'September', the run-offs were so great that it created a 'canal' leading to the sea. I was amazed to see the difference between early September '02 and late 'September' '02. I inquired and was told by one of the regular staff at Coral that this is normal and it happens. The canal appeared overnight and my first thoughts was that it was done by man with machines but after checking it out and walking into the canal it appears to be a natural occurrence.

Could it be mistaken for bulldozer work being done at Pelangi??? Or did people actually see this being done? I doubt the resort operators at Pelangi or Coral would allow it to happen. One of the resort folks was not in favour of the mushrooming Laguna and I doubt they would stand for it. I have doubts about this post. It would great if there were pictures - clear things up a little as to what was seen, where and when.


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[> [> Re: Pasir Panjang Beach ruined by tractors -- Steve T, Sun, Jul 27 2003, 2:52:30

Hi Sorry I haven't been able to reply to this earlier.

Two things have happened, yes a certain amount of water runs down from the hills and reaches the sea... and it is indeed green, which is probably some sort of residue from the forest... and I'm sure this followed a heavy bout of rainfall... and it undoubtedly happens every year.

However on about the 2nd or 3rd of July one of the tractors / jcb's appeared and started removing sand from the beach. He took the sand from in front of Pelangi right up to the last resort before the beach turns around the corner (I think it was Redang Bay). The Tractor took a section of the beach about 3 metres wide, about 1 metre deep and about 100 metres long. Each time he took a load of sand he then drove the tractor either around the beach and towards Laguna or in between the some of the other resorts (Bay, Pelangi Ayu Mayang). Naturally I couldn't understand what was happening to the beach and why he was doing it.

We went to bed and returned the next morning and there it was. A massive trench right in the middle of the beach! I spoke to some of the guys in Coral and they hadn't a clue what was happening... nor did anyone down at Redang Holiday Villa!

I can imagine that the water from the hills generally runs right into the sea, but now the water runs from the hills, fills this trench and gradually runs out to sea!

I'm afraid I don't have any photos as I can't scan my print outs... and I can't imagine this removal of sand was the benefit of the marine life!!!

If anyone does get to the bottom of it I'd be extremely interested to find out what was happening!


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