Was the three gorges dam a success?

Answer 1

This really depends on your own point of view. In my opinion I think the Three Gorges Dam is a bad idea.

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It will undoubtedly prove a huge source of electricity for the People's Republic of China, and alleviate floods downstream, but at great social and environmental cost.

Answer 2

It depends on the way you see it.

It can be considered a failure through, Relocation. Chinese officials estimate that the reservoir will partially or completely inundate 2 cities, 11 counties, 140 towns, 326 townships, and 1351 villages. About 23800 hectares, more than 1.1 million people will have to be resettled. It will threaten the river's wildlife. The dam will alter the natural environment, and therefore, an almost infinite number of species will be affected by the project. The Three Gorges project will submerge some of China's most famous historical scenery and tourist sites. The weight of millions of tons of water behind a dam can increase the chances of an earthquake. The dam will disrupt heavy silt flows in the river. It could cause rapid silt build-up in the reservoir, creating an imbalance upstream, and depriving agricultural land and fish downstream of essential nutrients.

However the dam, helps. Take Flood Control: after the implementation of the TGP, its normal pool level can produce the flood control capacity of 22.15 billion cubic metres, which can control the biggest flood in 100 years; With the help of the flood diversion structure, the Three Gorges Dam Project can protect both banks of the Yangtze River from suffering the destructive disaster in 1000 years. The fact is that the 3 gorges will ensure 23, 000, 0000 mu farmland and 15 million people's safety of lives and properties in the down river area of the Changjiang.

Power generation: with the dam built on the three gorges, the river water will generate electricity for hydropower stations of the three gorges. The profits are considerable. The designed annual generate electricity is 84.6 billion kilowatt hours. It's number one in the world.

Navigation: the 600km long waterway from Yichang to Chongqing will be improved, making it possible for 10,000 tons of fleet to sail directly upstream to Chongqing. The river boating will be improved from 10 million to 50 million tons per year and the transportation cost decreased 35-37 percent.

Tourism: The Three Gorges Dam Project promotes the development of the three gorges tourism. As the largest water conservancy in the world, it puts the world-famous natural beauty and large water conservancy man-made sights into together, which makes the three gorges "the hottest" in tourism and press since recent years.

Conclusion: The Three Gorges Dam Project changes quickly with each passing day. To develop tourism, the China Three Gorges Dam Project Corporation built the Tanziling for the travellers to visit the panorama of three gorges at the highest point of the building site. The exhibition house and environmental garden are located in the dam area, which includes the natural scenic spot Maogongshan and the old architecture Huangling Temple.

In my opinion, the benefits far outweigh the costs. So i think its a success

Answer 3

it is very good just think about it because it powers china

Answer 4

three gorges dam is being built in china to prevent future flooding by the Yangtze