See the 'Largest Hydro Power Dam in the World' and Ship Lock in full Operation.
China completed construction of the world's largest dam May 20, 2006
China completed construction of the world's largest dam Saturday, May 20, 2006, in Three Gorges area, central China's Hubei Province, signifying accomplishment of the major structure of the mammoth Three Gorges water control project. The 185-meter-high and 2,309-meter-long Dam is the world's largest dam of reinforced concrete, with a total of 28 million cubic meters of concrete has been poured. The concrete placement of the Dam's main section was completed 10 months ahead of the schedule, which will enable the Dam to start its role in power generation, flood control and shipping improvement in 2008.
CONTENT
1. MAIN TASKS AND PR1NC1PAL BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT
1.1 Flood Control
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1.2 Power Generation
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1.3 Navigation Improvement
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1.4 Miscellaneous
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2. PROJECT LAYOUT AND MAIN HYDRAULIC
STRUCTURES .....................2
2.1 Dam Site
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2.2 Layout of the Project
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2.3 Dam
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2.4 Power Stations
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2.5 Navigation Facilities
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3. CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND
SCHEDUL1NG ................................6
3.1 Construction Work Quantity
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3.2 River Diversion
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3.3 Scheduling
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4. RESEARCHES ON SED1MENT
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4.1 Sediment Load
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4.2 Permanent Use of the Reservoir
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4.3 Sedimentation in the Dam Area and in the
Fluctuating Backwater Region ............9
4.4 Effect on Flood Water Level at Chongqing
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5. ENV1RONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
(EIA) .........................................10
5.1 Characteristics of the Reservoir and
Changes in the Hydrological Regime 10
5.2 Assessment System and Main Conclusions
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5.3 Major Environmental Benefits
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5.4 Main Negative Impacts and Mitigation
Measures .................................13
6. INUNDATION AND RESETTLEMENT
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7. PROJECT INVESTMENT AND ECONOM1C &
FINANCIAL ANALYS1S ...............15
7.1 Cost Estimate
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7.2 Financing
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7.3 Economic and Financial Analysis
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8. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND RECENT
PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT
CONSTRUCTION
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8.1 Investigation, planning and Design
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8.2 Fundamental Management
Framework............................................18
8.3 Recent Progress of the Project Construction
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Table 1 Indices of the Project
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Table 2 Master Construction Schedule of the TGP
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