Villagers on the Xiangxi River find it harder to visit loved ones, and to access vital services such as shops, schools and hospitals, since the filling of the Three Gorges reservoir caused their river to become much wider and more expensive to cross.
Translation by Three Gorges Probe The people of Wangusi village on the Xiangxi River, a major Yangtze tributary 45 kilometres up
(June 19, 2005) Eight years ago, Lu She Zhong and the other residents of Guan Yang, a hamlet in central Henan Province, were forced to move to this resettlement village about 40 miles away.
Small dam collapses as flood season starts early
(June 7, 2005) As the death toll climbs above 200 at the outset of an unusually early flood season, the rumour of a disastrous dam collapse has swirled in hard-hit Hunan province, and on the Internet. So China Youth Daily sent a reporter to investigate and try to set the record straight.
Yangtze dams driving ‘panda of the water’ to extinction
(June 3, 2005) The Chinese sturgeon is believed to have inhabited the Yangtze River since the dinosaur era. But since the first dam blocked China’s longest river in January 1981, the Yangtze’s oldest species has been decimated, and could soon be lost forever.
Artificial water reservoir-triggered earthquakes with special emphasis at Koyna
(May 25, 2005) Globally, about one hundred sites are known where filling of artificial water reservoirs triggered earthquakes. It is noteworthy that a majority of the sites where triggered earthquakes exceeding magnitude 5 have occurred are in Stable Continental Regions.
Runaway hydro development needs to be reined in: water resources minister
(April 27, 2005) China’s minister of water resources says his ministry does not object to plans to dam the Nu River in Yunnan province but disagrees with the number of projects proposed, suggesting excessive hydropower development is not the way of the future for China.
Min River runs dry because of dams
(April 10, 2005) A series of dams and hydro projects have caused one of the upper Yangtze River’s largest tributaries to run dry in places, Sichuan Online reports.
The Story of the Dahe Dam: Conclusion
(April 4, 2005) This is the concluding instalment of Three Gorges Probe’s serialization of sociologist Ying Xing’s fascinating, detailed account of the years-long struggle for redress pursued by thousands of people who were plunged deeper into poverty by the construction of the Dahe dam.
Deformation monitoring and exploration on Shuping Landslide induced by ompoundment of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China
(2005) The Three Gorges Dam construction on the Yangtze River in China is the largest hydro-electric project in the world. After the first impoundment in June 2003, many landslides occurred or reactivated. Shuping landslide is one of the most active landslides among them. In this paper, the deformation of the Shuping landslide monitored by GPS, extensometers, and crack measurements are summarized.
Environmental NGOs in China: Encouraging action and addressing public grievances
(February 7, 2005) Patricia Adams, Executive Director of Probe International, addressed a Congressional-Executive Commission on China roundtable in Washington on Feb. 7: ‘We believe projects like Three Gorges can be built only in the absence of good information about their real costs and benefits, and in the absence of an informed public debate.’ See her statement.
The Story of the Dahe Dam
Another feisty character who will play a lead role in the Dahe drama enters the fray, and senses danger in villagers’ plans to cause trouble at the hydropower station.
The Story of the Dahe Dam: Chapter 3
Chapter 3: A flood of troubles
The Story of the Dahe Dam
(January 20, 2005) A fascinating, detailed account of the years-long struggle for redress pursued by thousands of people who were plunged deeper into poverty by the construction of the Dahe dam. Many of the farmers uprooted for that dam, built 30 years ago on a Yangtze tributary in what is now Chongqing municipality, are being moved again for the Three Gorges project.
Dai Qing’s introduction to The Story of the Dahe Dam
(January 19, 2005) ‘To learn more about what goes on behind the scenes in China, this book about the ruinous consequences of one small dam is an excellent place to start,’ Dai Qing writes in her introduction to the English translation of Ying Xing’s groundbreaking work.
Alert system a priority: experts
(January 4, 2005) Mainland environmentalists have launched a petition urging the government to fast-track the establishment of an earthquake warning system in the southwest.
Probe International 