Three Gorges Dam

Three Gorges Dam What? A controversial dam construction site in central China, along the Yangtze River. The proposed size of the dam is roughly two kilometers across, and would rise about 185 meters into the air, causing a giant man-made lake. Cost? $24.5 billion United States dollars, or $191.1 billion Chinese dollars. Three Gorges dam in central Hubei province say the structure could possibly increase flooding. When? The dam is to be completed in 2009, was officially started in 1994, …

…At the meeting, where Three Gorges project was to be approved, nearly one-third of those present voted against the project With this vote China’s communist party decided to postpone the building of the dam by five years. This controversial document sent tensions into high gear on the Three Gorges Project. Political opposition was a very strong issue, and often surfaced with outbursts such as protests and violence from the people, as well as delegates.