Government Approves Dam On Lower Sesan

ថ្ងៃទី ៣ ខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ២០១២
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កសិកម្ម និង ការនេសាទ / ថាមពល / បរិស្ថាន និងធនធានធម្មជាតិ / ការនេសាទ ការចិញ្ចឹមត្រី និងជលវប្បកម្ម / បរិក្ខារផលិត និងចែកចាយអគ្គីសនី / ទំនប់វារីអគ្គិសនី / ផលិតកម្មថាមពលកើតឡើងវិញ / ទន្លេ និងបឹង / ធនធានទឹក
3S Basin / ការសាងសង់ / dam construction project / ទំនប់ / អគ្គិសនី / បរិស្ថាន / ជលផល / នេសាទ / Hydroelectric Dam / hydroelectricity / សហគមន៍មូលដ្ឋាន / Lower Sesan / ទំនប់វារីអគ្គិសនីសេសានក្រោម ២ / ទន្លេមេគង្គ / rivers / ក្រុមហ៊ុន រ៉ូយ៉ាល់ គ្រុប / ទន្លេសេសាន / ខេត្តស្ទឹងត្រែង

The Council of Ministers on Friday signed off on the Lower Sesan 2 dam project in Stung Treng province, despite long-standing criticism leveled against the project by environmental groups who say it would adversely affect 100,000 people as a consequence of reduced access to fish. The 400-megawat dam located on one of the Mekong River's most important tributaries will be funded with a $781.52 million investment- a share of which is from the local conglomerate Royal Group- and will take at least five years to complete, the Council of Ministers said in a statement. ... The potential fallout from the dam is considerable. A 2009 study carried out by Ian Baird, a 3S Basin fisheries expert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, showed that the dam is set to displace 5,000 villagers alone in Sesan district. But as many as 100,000 people who rely on the Sesan River in Stung Treng and Ratanakkiri provinces could lose the ability to catch fish. ...