From AFP:
China on Tuesday sought to quell fears over huge problems surrounding the Three Gorges Dam, arguing that the advantages outweighed any troubles with the world’s biggest hydroelectric facility.
“Overall, regarding the Three Gorges project’s impact on the ecological environment, the benefits outweigh the negative consequences,” Wang Xiaofeng, the head of the office in charge of constructing the dam, told reporters.
Wang was brought before the press after he and other Chinese officials warned recently of a plethora of problems related to the dam — which began operations last year — including landslides, soil erosion and water pollution. [Full Text]
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