Longer wait for final word on Myitsone dam project
The struggle goes on over whether the controversial Myitsone dam and other hydropower projects along the Ayeyarwady River should be built, following indications that further reports on the projects are needed. A member of the commission for reviewing and scrutinising hydropower projects along the Ayeyarwady River, speaking on condition of anonymity, said members are preparing to meet to begin research and work on a second report. “I think the meeting will start soon,” he said, adding that although the country’s president didn’t give instructions to submit further reports, “the commission has to do it”. The commission is responsible for reviewing the hydropower projects to determine whether they are an environmental hazard – and if the proposed dams are beneficial to residents living in those areas, in particular the Myitsone dam in Kachin State.
