Hillside Jungle Cleared

[Old Croc]

Over the weekend a front end loader has been denuding a large tract of jungle on a steep bit of hillside above the RIB factory in Chalong. Does anybody know what is planned for this potential land slip area?

The work on an access road continues as I write:

The hill is a lot steeper than it appears in the photos.

Edited December 19, 2011 by Old Croc

[Slaps]

New Q Bar

[glenfaux]

Its called progress.

[hkt83100]

The usual illegal logging and construction. No reason to get exited. Please walk on, nothing to see here.

[FlyByNights]

Seeing this really pisses me off. Isn't there already enough damage being done to the Island. Then especially on a hillside!

Pretty soon this place will begin to look like Tenerife.

[KarenBravo]

Give it a couple of rainy seasons and you won't even notice it.

[Old Croc]

Give it a couple of rainy seasons and you won't even notice it.

Unless it's covered in Balinese style villas.

The area eventually cleared of vegetation is quite large:

It doesn't look it, but there's more than 30 metres difference in height from the top of the block to the bottom.

Edited December 21, 2011 by Old Croc

[keestha]

Glad I don't live in one of the houses at the bottom (landslide risk).

[Old Croc]

Fairly sure it's not reverting to jungle again. Looks like it's going to be a housing development or resort.