China says will act to limit Three Gorges Dam impact

0 Comments | AFP, November, 2007

BEIJING (AFP) — China will act to limit ecological damage from the Three Gorges Dam project amid growing alarm over the negative impact of the world's biggest hydroelectric facility, state media said Wednesday.

The announcement comes after Chinese experts warned recently of an environmental "catastrophe" from the massive project and the news last month that an additional four million people would need to be relocated.

The government would strengthen protection of water sources and guarantee water supplies for the 1.4 million people relocated by the project so far, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement from the Three Gorges Project Committee.

It would also launch plans for the sustainable use of the dam on the Yangtze River and improve the...