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Once the Bakun dam is completed and flooded, the flooded area will be bigger than the island of singapore and a number of islands will be formed. It is expected the area will attract tourist who would like to see the "eco-tourism" created by the massive Bakun dam.
In anticipation of the influx of the tourists the local are preparing with the homestay facilities. So the tourists will have the opportunities to gain insights of the unique local culture.
The 205m-high Bakun hydroelectric dam, which creates a reservoir of water measuring 695 sq km, is the second tallest concrete rock-filled dam in the world. It will have the capacity to generate 2,400MW of power.
The entire Bakun catchment area, situated at the Balui River, about 37km upstream of Belaga town, measures about 14,759 sq km, which is equivalent in size to 12% of Sarawak.
Several longhouses, particularly within the Sungai Asap Resettlement Scheme, have started promoting homestay programmes in recent years.
The resettlement scheme was established in 1998 to accommodate some 15,000 people who had to be relocated from their villages in Balui River, Belaga, to make way for the project.
The longhouses in Sarawak is unique. Such an example of it is Uma Belor. It is one of the longhouses at the scheme offering homestay to tourists. Sixteen of their 101 rooms had been converted into guest rooms.
The longhouse’s security and development committee secretary Nora Igang said its “Leo Dian Homestay” was meant to generate new sources of income for the villagers, who are from the Kayan ethnic group.
So it is expected that the Bakun Dam will have the positive side effect to spur tourism for Belaga.
The entire Bakun catchment area, situated at the Balui River, about 37km upstream of Belaga town, measures about 14,759 sq km, which is equivalent in size to 12% of Sarawak.
Several longhouses, particularly within the Sungai Asap Resettlement Scheme, have started promoting homestay programmes in recent years.
The resettlement scheme was established in 1998 to accommodate some 15,000 people who had to be relocated from their villages in Balui River, Belaga, to make way for the project.
The longhouses in Sarawak is unique. Such an example of it is Uma Belor. It is one of the longhouses at the scheme offering homestay to tourists. Sixteen of their 101 rooms had been converted into guest rooms.
The longhouse’s security and development committee secretary Nora Igang said its “Leo Dian Homestay” was meant to generate new sources of income for the villagers, who are from the Kayan ethnic group.
So it is expected that the Bakun Dam will have the positive side effect to spur tourism for Belaga.
Excellent food, location, neat rooms and outstanding customer service. one of the best stay place in India
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