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April 13, 2007

Myanmar dam draws eco critics

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Tens of thousands of villagers could be displaced and a fragile ecosystem destroyed by a hydropower project being built on northeastern Myanmar's Salween River, an international conservation group said Thursday.

Construction on the Ta Sang hydropower plant, which includes a dam, began earlier this year in a joint venture between Myanmar's government and Thai power producer MDX Group. It is unclear when it will be finished.


 
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