In the future many problems will be solved and made. The river will become very polluted due to the hundreds of factories, mines, waiste dumps, and massive industrial centers upstream. The dam will also displace more than 1.2 million people and a loss of historical sites. The economy will also be affected because of the high cost of constructing and operating the dam. The dam will eventually have twenty-six generators producing much hydroelectric power. The dam will control flooding and improve navigation on the Yangtze river. The International Rivers Organization helps protect the river by monitoring it.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/22/wave-tidal-hydropower-water
1.5 million people are needing to be relocated due to the completion of the dam. Pollution is more severe than they expected.
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Spanning the Yangtze River
Construction on the dam
Three Gorges Dam
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Three Gorges Dam, in China, is the largest dam in the world. The idea was proposed in 1919, construction began in 1994 and was completed in 2006, and it's expected to be fully operational in 2011.
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