|
Preparation for controversial hydraulic project goes on
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-12-05 22:03
Preparatory work for the controversial Shanghutiao Gorge Hydro-power Station,
on a major distributary of China's Yangtze River, is going on in "strict
accordance with procedure," said an official with the provincial government of
southwest China's Yunnan Province.
The official, who spoke anonymously, denied media reports that the project
has been officially launched without government approval.
He said that it is unclear when the project, which will also involve a major
irrigation facility for the Dianzhong area of Yunnan, will be started.
A feasibility study has been completed by the Zhongnan Inspection, Measuring
and Designing Institute, he said.
The Shanghutiao Gorge power station is part of an eight-stage hydraulic power
development program scheduled to build up eight power station in the
middle-stream area of the Jinsha River.
Yunnan, a popular destination for domestic and international tourists, is
widely known for the diversity of its biological, cultural, mineral and
hydraulic resources. Critics have expressed fears that the building of large
hydropower projects in the area may have catastrophic effects the local
environment.
| |
 |
|
|
|
|
Today's
Top News |
|
|
|
Top China
News |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
