Three Gorges Dam in China may displace another 100,000 people

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Another 100,000 people may be moved from the area near Three Gorges Dam because of landslides.

18 April,2012 09:17 pm

Some 100,000 people may be moved from the area in the next three to five years, Liu Yuan, an inspector at Chinas ministry of land resources, told China National Radio.Villagers stand in front of their houses destroyed by floods in Yunnan province (file picture) Beijing admits it has not done enough for those forced to move.Mr Liu said the authorities would try to stabilise 355 locations around the dam where rockfalls and landslides had already happened.Another 5,386 hazardous sites were being monitored.According to media reports, the water in the huge reservoir rises and falls depending on the season, making the banks unstable.The banks have already collapsed in hundreds of places, our correspondent says.Chinas revolutionary leader Mao Zedong dreamed of building the Three Gorges Dam.Construction started in 1994 and was completed in 2006, with the reservoir reaching its full height two years ago after submerging 13 cities, 140 towns and 1,350 villages.But the government has already admitted it has not done enough for those forced to move, our correspondent adds.