Three Gorges Dam to unleash water, ease drought

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Three Gorges Dam to unleash water, ease drought

YICHANG - The Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, is expected to increase its water discharges over three days in a bid to fight the severe drought that has ravaged Central China's Hubei province and some southern provinces since February.

The discharge speed of the dam will accelerate to 7,000 cubic meters per second during the next three days, 1,500 cubic meters faster than the inflow speed, said Wang Hai of the dam's construction and operation management bureau.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-05/07/content_12464881.htm

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