Lao dam unapproved yet under way: NGO

The construction of Don Sahong Dam, the second of 11 potential and controversial Mekong mainstream dams, is moving ahead without approval from Mekong River Commission members, according to a conservationist group report.

Located less than two kilometres from the Cambodian-Lao border, the dam has been slammed for its likely impact on Cambodian fisheries – as well as those of Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. …

Te Navuth, secretary-general of the Cambodia National Mekong Committee, said they have yet to be notified of any preliminary construction of the Don Sahong Dam.

“They should send a request to the four member countries [of the MRC],” Navuth said.

Under the 1995 Mekong Agreement, in order to proceed with the construction of such a dam, all member countries must be consulted. …

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