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Explosives ready to demolish last Three Gorges
cofferdam
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WUHAN, June 4 (Xinhua) -- A network of electronic triggers was completed
on Sunday for the demolition of the last cofferdam protecting the Three
Gorges dam, the world's largest, in Central China. Full story >>
Demolishing Three Gorges cofferdam to take round 12
seconds
THREE GORGES DAM SITE, Hubei Province, June 5
(Xinhua) -- The demolition of the last cofferdam protecting the
just-completed Three Gorges Dam set for June 6 will take only about 12
seconds with explosive enough to topple down 400 10-storey buildings, said
a senior project designer here on Monday. Full story>>
Cofferdam demolition won't endanger main
wall of Three Gorges dam
THREE GORGES DAM SITE, Hubei Province, June 5
(Xinhua) -- Measures have been taken to keep the just-completed main wall
of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest, safe and sound against the
demolition of the project's last cofferdam, which is due for Tuesday
afternoon. Full
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Three Gorges Project benefits from opinions of opponents
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THREE
GORGES DAM SITE, Hubei Province, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The major structure of
the gigantic Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River, China's longest, was
completed Saturday. The project, often compared to the Great Wall in its
scale, absorbed and benefited from a great amount of opinions from
opponents, which enabled its schemes to improve continuously. Full story >>
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Three Gorges Project to facilitate flood control ahead of
schedule
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THREE
GORGES DAM SITE, Hubei, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The Three Gorges Project, whose
mammoth dam was completed on Saturday, will acquire the capability of
combating a super big flood occurring once in 100 years as of this year
and will start to take effect in flood control two years ahead of
schedule. Full story >>
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World's largest dam completed on China's Yangtze River
Builders
of the Three Gprges Project, the world's largest hydropower project, hold
red flags in celebrating the completion of concrete placement of the
mammoth Three Gorges dam Saturday afternoon May 20, 2006. (Xinhua
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THREE GORGES DAM SITE, Hubei Province, May 20
(Xinhua) -- China completed construction of the world's largest dam
Saturday in the Three Gorges area, central China's Hubei Province,
signifying accomplishment of the major structure of the mammoth Three
Gorges water control project aiming to tame the flood-prone Yangtze River,
the nation's longest. Full story >> [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
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