By Jonathan Manthorpe,
Vancouver Sun
November 14, 2011
The government of Laos is showing increasing determination to build the controversial Xayaburi dam on the Mekong River despite persistent objections and warnings of disastrous consequences from neighbouring countries, international donors and environmental groups.
Laos has already been accused of starting preliminary construction on dam infrastructure in defiance of a decision in April by the Mekong River Commission (MRC) - of which Laos is a member along with Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam - to delay approval of Xayaburi until there is consensus.
Now the Vientiane government is being accused of commissioning a fraudulent report to "greenwash" the dam's failings ahead of an MRC meeting early next month to further debate the $3.5-billion Xayaburi project.
November 14, 2011
The government of Laos is showing increasing determination to build the controversial Xayaburi dam on the Mekong River despite persistent objections and warnings of disastrous consequences from neighbouring countries, international donors and environmental groups.
Laos has already been accused of starting preliminary construction on dam infrastructure in defiance of a decision in April by the Mekong River Commission (MRC) - of which Laos is a member along with Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam - to delay approval of Xayaburi until there is consensus.
Now the Vientiane government is being accused of commissioning a fraudulent report to "greenwash" the dam's failings ahead of an MRC meeting early next month to further debate the $3.5-billion Xayaburi project.
2 comments:
Laos is under the control of Communist Vietgook/Yuon Masters in Hanoi. Laos has no power, but under the hidden Hanoi's leaders and illegal Yuon/Vietgook operations. That is why the dams on Mekong are being built under the corrupted Communist leaders from Communist Vietgook/Yuon country and they will cause the major problems to live stock and habitats.
True , the electricy from this dam will be use to power factories and homes in Vietnam and Thailnd, not necessarily for Laos population consumption.
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