China confronts raft of problems at Three Gorges (AP)

Thursday, May 19, 2011 12:01 AM By dwi

SHANGHAI – China is acknowledging earnest troubles with its showcase Three Gorges Dam project, citing an urgent need to curb dirtying and do a better employ with relocations and disaster direction attendant to the world's biggest hydroelectric project.

A government statement released Thursday outlines a plan for a cleaner, safer and more sustainable forthcoming for the Three Gorges, a scenic section of the Yangtze River that was dammed to create a 410-mile (660-kilometer) -long reservoir.

With shipping stalled by drought both upstream and downstream from the dam, polity are scrambling to come a raft of problems adjoining with the $23 1000000000 project.


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