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Dams in Vietnam's Central Highlands in state of disrepair, pose threat of bursting

Provinces in the Central Highlands region face the risk of reservoirs bursting since hundreds of them are damaged or degraded.

 

Opposition to Laos’ hydropower projects makes no difference: experts

Despite the opposition of the Mekong River Commission and its arm in Vietnam, Laos has built hydropower plants along the Mekong River, so experts at a conference in Tien Giang last week pondered whether it is necessary to raise their protests again.

Thua Thien-Hue: Dams drown residents in misery

After resettling to make way for new hydropower plants and their reservoirs throughout the central region, many households find that life has yet to return to normal.

Geological accidents occurring more frequently near hydropower plants

 VietNamNet Bridge – Earthquakes and incidents of soil collapse have occurred more frequently near hydropower plant areas in recent months. No detailed conclusions have been made about the cases.

In pictures: Dams broken, thousands of households submerged in floodwaters

Yesterday morning the two largest dams in Tinh Gia distric, Thanh Hoa province ruptured, submerging hundreds of houses and the National Highway 1A which connects the north to the south.

Dams risk breaking under rain pressure

VietNamNet Bridge – The country has 330 dams in poor state, including 64 with a capacity of more than one million cubic metres that face the risk of breaking, according to the Irrigation Department.