Laos Says Xayaburi Not Environmental Threat
The Laos government has said that all the necessary environmental assessments for the Xayaburi dam on the Mekong River have been completed and that no damage will be inflicted on the fisheries in countries further downstream when built, an official at the Cambodia National Mekong Committee said yesterday. Watt Botkosal, secretary-general of the Cambodia National Mekong Committee, said Viraphonh Viravong, the Lao Vice Minister of Energy and Mines, made the statement on Thursday at the Mekong 2 Rio International Conference in Phuket, Thailand. …
