From GlobalShift Sixty villages in Kachin, the northernmost state in Burma, are being forced to relocate to make room for a Chinese dam. The Myit Sone dam, will produce between 3600 and 6000 MW of power for export to China and will be the first and largest in a series of 6 other Chinese dams [...]
Burmese Villagers Forced to Relocate For Chinese Hydropower Dam
By Paul Stewart in February 16th 2010 No Comment »
Filed Under Burma | Myanmar, dams, hydropower, resettlement Tags: Burma Rivers Network, chinese dam, hydropower dam, irrawaddy river, Kachin, myitkyina, northernmost state, The Myit Sone dam, tributaries
Filed Under Burma | Myanmar, dams, hydropower, resettlement Tags: Burma Rivers Network, chinese dam, hydropower dam, irrawaddy river, Kachin, myitkyina, northernmost state, The Myit Sone dam, tributaries
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