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    Photos: China’s mega dam in Sichuan comes at a cost

    Once completed in 2023, the 295-metre tall dam in China's Sichuan province will be the world’s third tallest, producing 3,000 megawatts of energy. However, engineers and environmentalists also worry that Sichuan which is a hotbed of seismic activity could damage hydropower stations.

    Updated on: Jun 28, 2017 9:44 AM IST
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    A view of the construction site of the Lianghekou dam near Hekou in China’s Sichuan province.The colossal construction site which swallows three rivers is another display of engineering prowess and also the stress inflicted on people and nature along the way. Once completed in 2023, the 295-metre tall behemoth will be the world’s third tallest dam, producing 3,000 megawatts of energy. However, engineers and environmentalists also worry that Sichuan, which is a hotbed of seismic activity could damage hydropower stations. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 28, 2017 9:44 AM

    A view of the construction site of the Lianghekou dam near Hekou in China’s Sichuan province.The colossal construction site which swallows three rivers is another display of engineering prowess and also the stress inflicted on people and nature along the way. Once completed in 2023, the 295-metre tall behemoth will be the world’s third tallest dam, producing 3,000 megawatts of energy. However, engineers and environmentalists also worry that Sichuan, which is a hotbed of seismic activity could damage hydropower stations. (AFP)

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    For communities as far as 100 kms upstream, the Lianghekou dam in Sichuan province will drown ancestral homes, revered Buddhist monasteries, fertile crops and sacred mountains. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    For communities as far as 100 kms upstream, the Lianghekou dam in Sichuan province will drown ancestral homes, revered Buddhist monasteries, fertile crops and sacred mountains. (AFP)

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    A worker stands next to the construction site of the Lianghekou dam. China had just two dams till 1949 but now has nearly half of the world’s total number of dams. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    A worker stands next to the construction site of the Lianghekou dam. China had just two dams till 1949 but now has nearly half of the world’s total number of dams. (AFP)

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    Workers at the bottom of the construction site of the dam in Sichuan province. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    Workers at the bottom of the construction site of the dam in Sichuan province. (AFP)

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    According to a non-governmental organisation, some 80 percent of China’s hydropower potential lies along the glacier fed rivers of the Tibetan plateau. However the dams there bring minimal local benefits because most of the power is diverted to the cities. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 28, 2017 9:44 AM

    According to a non-governmental organisation, some 80 percent of China’s hydropower potential lies along the glacier fed rivers of the Tibetan plateau. However the dams there bring minimal local benefits because most of the power is diverted to the cities. (AFP)

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    A man sits next to the debris of demolished houses and a makeshift hut near Lianghekou. Beijing is scaling up hydropower at breakneck pace as part of an ambitious undertaking to reduce the country’s dependence on coal and cut emissions that have made it the world’s top polluter. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 28, 2017 9:44 AM

    A man sits next to the debris of demolished houses and a makeshift hut near Lianghekou. Beijing is scaling up hydropower at breakneck pace as part of an ambitious undertaking to reduce the country’s dependence on coal and cut emissions that have made it the world’s top polluter. (AFP)

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    Yang Renyi who is seeking compensation money for his old house poses for a portrait in front of his new house near Lianghekou. Beginning in the 1990s, more than a million were moved for the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest in terms of capacity with thousands still mired in poverty. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
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    Yang Renyi who is seeking compensation money for his old house poses for a portrait in front of his new house near Lianghekou. Beginning in the 1990s, more than a million were moved for the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest in terms of capacity with thousands still mired in poverty. (AFP)

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    Geologists believe the water pressure exerted by dam reservoirs can trigger earthquakes which some suspect happened in the 2008 Wenchuan quake that claimed 87,000 lives. (AFP) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Jun 28, 2017 9:44 AM

    Geologists believe the water pressure exerted by dam reservoirs can trigger earthquakes which some suspect happened in the 2008 Wenchuan quake that claimed 87,000 lives. (AFP)

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