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The Rajang River (Malay: Sungai Batang Rajang) is a river in Sarawak, northwestern Borneo, Malaysia. The river originates in the Iran Mountains, flows through Kapit, and then towards the South China Sea. At approximately 565 km long (351 mi), the river is the seventh-longest in Borneo and the longest in Malaysia. [5] [6]
Concerns have been raised about the displacement of the Dayak people and the removal of rainforest due to the construction of the dam. The dam site is located on the Murum River, which is in the uppermost part of the Rajang River basin, 200 km (124 mi) from Bintulu. The upstream of Rajang river includes four steps, which are Pelagus, Bakun ...
The main concrete dam measures approximately 350 m (1,150 ft) and creates the Rajanganaya Reservoir, which has a catchment area of 76,863.60 hectares (189,934.1 acres) and a total storage capacity of 100.37 million cubic metres (3,545 × 10 ^ 6 cu ft).
Bersia Dam - Chenderoh Power Station (Chenderoh Dam) - Kenering Dam - Piah Dam - Temenggor Dam - Gopeng Dam - Mahang Dam - Jor Dam. Perlis. Timah Tasoh Dam. Sabah
Kapit is a town and the capital of Kapit District in Kapit Division, Sarawak, Malaysia on the south bank of the Rajang River. The district comprises 15,595.6 square kilometres and as of 2020, it has a population of 65,800. Kapit is accessible by boat (slightly more than 2 hours from Sibu by express boat), light aircraft, and most recently by ...
The Bakun Dam (Malay: Empangan Bakun) is an embankment dam located in Belaga District, Kapit Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, on the Balui River, [2] a tributary or source of the Rajang River and some sixty kilometres east of Belaga. [3] As part of the project, the second-tallest concrete-faced rockfill dam in the world would be built.
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The North Sunda River provided vital connection to the Mekong River in Vietnam and the Chao Phraya River in Thailand to the north, the Baram and Rajang rivers in Sarawak to the east and the Pahang River and Rompin River to the west of the massive land mass. Freshwater catfishes from those rivers migrated and mated about 10,000 years ago.