(April 7, 2001) Dai Qing lives for one thing: to stop China’s Three Gorges dam being built across the Yangtze river. Why? She says it will displace 1.5 million people and cause devastating environmental damage.
PRESS RELEASE: China’s Three Gorges dam resettlement turns violent, Press Release
Chinese officials are using police force and violent means to force reluctant migrants to make way for the Three Gorges dam, and to punish anyone accusing local officials of wrongdoing, reports Probe International.
Chinese expert says new resettlement rules won’t solve Three Gorges’ problems
(March 29, 2001) A Three Gorges Probe exclusive: Civil strife and corruption will continue to plague world’s largest civil works project, predicts respected sociologist Dr. Wei Yi.
The myths and facts of freshwater
(March 27, 2001) ‘A recent scientific report shows that over 60 per cent of the world’s 227 largest rivers have been fragmented by dams, leading to the destruction of wetlands, a decline in freshwater species … and the forced displacement of millions of people.’
Three Gorges Probe: Three Gorges dam petitioners abducted
(March 23, 2001) A Three Gorges Probe exclusive: Five farmers who helped organize petitions by communities being resettled to make way for the Three Gorges dam have been abducted by police in the last three weeks.
Emergency plan urged for Three Gorges dam
A top political adviser urged the government to have an emergency plan ready in case of serious water pollution accidents at the Three Gorges Dam.
Three Gorges Probe
(March 7, 2001) The China News Service (Zhongxin She) reports that members of the China People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Chongqing Municipality, are appealing to the central government to build the middle of three water intakes for the mammoth south-north water diversion scheme at the Three Gorges reservoir, rather than at the Danjiangkou reservoir on the Han River.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson’s press conference
(March 7, 2001) ‘I am not aware of any plan to build dams on the Nujiang River, nor the number of dams to be built,’ the foreign ministry spokesman tells the foreign press in Beijing.
Three Gorges may become new source for water diversion project
(March 7, 2001) The Three Gorges Reservoir on the Yangtze River might be taken as an additional source for the mammoth South-North Water Diversion Project, due to a declining water reserve in the original one, according to some deputies attending the ongoing annual session of the Chinese legislature.
Workers’ deaths and landslide threat raise China dam fears
(March 7, 2001) The deaths of five construction workers due to an earth slide at the Three Gorges dam site, has triggered fears of geological disasters across the region.
Three Gorges Probe – South-North water diversion
(March 7, 2001) South-North water diversion should come from Three Gorges, CPPCC
Preparation work for Liuku dam resettlement makes orderly progress
Preparatory work related to the Liuku dam on the Nu River is proceeding, this media report indicates.
NPC deputy calls for legislation to protect Yangtze River
‘Reckless development in some areas and lack of financial input … have resulted in water pollution, posing a serious threat to the ecosystem along the river,’ said NPC deputy Ding Haizhong.
Progress of Three Gorges Probe
(March 2, 2001) China schedules progress of Three Gorges Project
Yangtze River ships blocked by bridges
China’s ‘golden waterway’ is crowded by too many bridges that hamper the passage of big ships, the head of the Yangtze shipping authority says.
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