Jayi: Maintain balance

Maintain Balance


Now the Chinese government has realized the potential damage the dam will cause, so the government spent billions of dollars to geologically stabilized the dam area.The Three Gorges Project Corporation agreed to reinforce the environmental impact checks and would stop any construction that failed to meet the requirements. It will help reduce the risks of geological diaster in the dam area.

Moreover, regarding to water and air pollution of the dam, factories near the dam areas should be shut down. There are already more than 1,600 factories had been shut down near the dam in 2007, but in order to be more efficient in the reduction of pollution, the government should not only shut down factories, but also need to regularly check the current status of those still existing factories. 

side view of the dam

In order to reduce the damage of the geological diaster, besides the fact that the constructions should only begin if they meet the requirements, most people should also be resettled in the urban outskirts of Chongqing. Further relocation also enhance economic and social equality as more farmers migrate to urban areas. 

Meanwhile, dozens of smaller dams are necessary to be built upstream from the dam. Constructions of more smaller dams and more power plants on the upper of the Yangtze River will help increase productivity and maximize energy generation of the dam. It also prevents silt blockage. The Chinese government began the construction already in 2007 and it is expected to have more than 100 hydropower stations at the upstream of the dam by 2030. 

a power plant near the Yangtze River

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Reference:

1.https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~vanti20m/classweb/website/current.html

2.http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2010/1027/Three-Gorges-Dam-in-China-sees-maximum-water-level
3.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125292359724308283.html