Largest cave in the world is threatened by cable car
The plans for the construction of a cable car in the National Park of Phong Nka-ke Bang, Vietnam, may threaten the Son Doong cave, the longest cave in the world, considered a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2013.The construction of the cable car you can open the cave to mass tourism, which in a short time will degrade the space. The Vietnamese are already protesting against the project and experts argue that the environmental impact can be devastating.Projects the chairlift can carry around 1,000 visitors per hour. The new transport should have 10.6 miles of cable, which will connect the Son Doong cave to other caves in the Park, being housed in a complex of services, tourism and resorts ".The project was approved in October by the authorities of the province of Quang Binh and the construction of the cable car will be charged to the Group of Sun resorts Group. The cost of cable car is valued at €171 million. After the announcement of the project generate a wave of unprecedented protests in the country, the Vietnamese Minister of tourism came the public make it clear that the project had not yet been approved by the Government. However, the Executive authorized a preliminary study on the impacts of the construction of the cable car.The Sun Group advocates, in turn, the cable car will be the most ecological means of opening the area to tourism and will develop the region of Quang Binh as a tourist center, creating jobs for the locals, says the Guardian."The environmental impact will be devastating," defends Andy McKenzie, one of the first explorers to visit the cave. Researchers fear that the construction of the towers necessary to support the gondola could damage the fragile network of caves in the area. The construction of any infrastructure on top of Son Doong cave "would create pressure on the ceiling already fragile, which can eventually trigger its collapse," says geomorfologista Vu Le Phuong, who studies the Grotto since the first expedition, in 2009.Le warning that the province still Phoung remote Quang Binh is not properly prepared to receive the millions of tourists who invade other popular destinations of Vietnam.However, it was already created a Facebook page and an online petition against the construction of the cable car. . fancybox-wrap {position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; z-index: 8020; }. fancybox-skin {position: relative; /* margin-top: 20px! important; */backgroun d: #222222; color: #74b32e; text-shadow: none; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; }. fancybox-opened {z-index: 8030;} . fancybox-opened. fancybox-skin {-webkit-box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba (0, 0, 0, 0.5); -moz-box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba (0, 0, 0, 0.5); box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba (0, 0, 0, 0.5); }. fancybox-outer,. fancybox-inner {position: relative;} . fancybox-inner {overflow: hidden;} . fancybox-type-iframe. fancybox-inner {-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;} . fancybox-close {backgroun d: url('wp-content/themes/codistage/styles/fancybox/exit.png') no-repeat; width: 25px; height: 25px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 5px; }/*. ng-gallery-image img {width: 565px; height: 393px;}*/ Foto: ilya.emelyanov/Creative Commons
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