See the old pictures. Then see these. Then Compare.
One of the metal pipes that will be used for the Ditumabo Hydroelectric Power Plant was washed out and crushed like a tin can during the December typhoons.
The small dam two kilometers from the waterfall.
To the right of the dam (shown above) is this building that will house the turbines and generators of the power plant.
Pipes as wide as drums snake through the trail.
The Baby Falls, or what's left of it.
If you ignore the constructions, there are still beautiful sights to behold.
This one you can't ignore.
This used to be the old log located near the "Mother Falls".
Warning signs, littering not allowed but bulldozing okay.
The pipes goes here.
Some remaining swimming spots.
The shower falls, a sign that the big one is just around the corner.
The newly constructed dam.
What a beauty.
The dam turned what was once a slippery and rocky obstacle to the the falls into a clear and sparkling pool for swimming.
Ahh.. still there, what's the problem?
And that big round boulder is still there. No problemo.
Just to give you the scale of the thing.
This thing is actually discouraged by the tourist guides.
And look, now there's a beach.
Quick, click this picture to get the wallpaper.
The big picture.
Ok. Thank you! Come again!
9 comments:
ayus pake!
buti na lang binalikan mu yung dam,galing ng first project ng bagu mung camera anu?
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Bat kaya walang nag-react masyadu dito sa post na itu tungkol sa hydroelectric power plant project sa Ditumabo. Siguro po payag lang kayu dito anu? Sabagay para sa pag-unlad kailangang may mga mga bagay na masira.
papaanu baga ang magiging set up diyan? pagka tapus na ang project, adi mawawala halus iyung ilug dahil ang tubig ay pupunta sa maliit na turbine para mag-generate ng electcicity? iyung waterfall nanduun pa rin dahil ang apektado laang ay iyung down stream? gaya ng nasa picture, may mallit na lawang languyan dahil sa dam effect sa flow of water just after the waterfall?
sa mga tree huggers, anu ang masasabi ninyung mangyayari sa kalikasan dahil ditu sa project?mas maganda sanang magpaliwanag ay iyung nakakita ng waterfall at kapaligiran nito bagu sinimulan ang project, tapus ikumpara sa magiging pagbabagu pagkatapus ng lahat na balak gawin sa lugar para may complete comparison.
" Sabagay para sa pag-unlad kailangang may mga mga bagay na masira. "
lahat naman ng course of actions may mga trade off. ang alam ko, bago magpatupad ng govt project, may project evaluation yan bago mapondohan. so siguro sa tingin ng pamahalaan ng san luis(?) , in the long run, mas mananaig yung benepisyo na maidudulot nito sa mamamayan.
am sure meron ding mga environmental issues na lumabas dun sa road construction from baler to nueva ecija dahil maraming puno ang nasira tapos pinasabog yung bundok para lumawak yung daan. pero ang laking ginhawa sa tao di lang sa mga nag babalikbayan kundi sa future ng turismo diyan sa atin.
may magandang layunin naman yung proyekto. it's not like the environment is harmed for personal profits (i.e. logging). bull dozing and cutting some trees will pay off as long as the project is implemented true to the contract (i.e. no kick backs, use of construction materials as specified), i think.
:)
Alam po ba ninyo!
Na ang power plant project na to-its ay magtatapos lamang sa pagkabuo ang pagkatakbo nung planta. Pero yung magegenerate na kuryente ay problema pa ang distribution. ayaw yatang makialam ng Aurelco sa project o i-take over ang operation dahil magastos at mahihirapan sila sa maintenance. Kaya ang balak yata ng San Luis ay magtayo ng sariling linya ng koryente pero plano pa lang ngayun. Assettt!
-Ka Ernie Baron
The pictures were sad witness to what are happening to the beauties of nature in Baler. It's being distroyed by man. They were building something without measuring the after effect of the project. Are they protecting the evironment? I kind of doubt it!
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