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Three Gorges project 'under control'

Officials behind the massive Three Gorges Dam are preparing to plug any holes in the project even as waters in its reservoir peak in two years. Since the 2,309-m-long dam was erected in 2003, the water level in the reservoir has risen in ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Nov 28 2007

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05 Jul 08		Three Gorges Reservoir opens sluices for flood-control » People's Daily The Three Gorges Dam Project has started discharging water to lower the water level in the reservoir after excessive rainfall upstream. The inflow was 34,500 cubic meters per second at 8 a.m. Saturday, up from 27,000 six hours befor ...
08 Nov 08		Three Gorges project reaches water storage target for 2008 » Shanghai Daily THE Three Gorges Project has completed trial water storage operations for the year, with the water level in the reservoir exceeding 172 meters. As of Tuesday, the water level had risen 27.3 m since Sept. 28,when...
08 Nov 08		Three Gorges project reaches water storage target for 2008 » People's Daily The Three Gorges Project has completed trial water storage operations for the year, with the water level in the reservoir exceeding 172 meters. As of Tuesday, the water level had risen 27.3 m since Sept. 28,when this year's storage plan began,...
08 Nov 08		Three Gorges dam passes storage test » Shanghai Daily THE Three Gorges Project has successfully completed trial water storage operations for the year, with the water level in the reservoir exceeding 172 meters. The level as of last week had risen 27.3 meters since...
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