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Shan Herald Agency for News

8 December 1999

No: 12 - 9

Final Studies For Salween Dam Begun

Source from the Thai border reported that Thai-Burmese group had entered =

the Shan State yesterday to begin final studies on the Tasang Dam =
Project=20
on the Salween.

The group of 39 included members from the GMS Power, EGAT (Electricity=20
Generating Authority of Thailand) and Faculty of Geology from Rangoon=20
University. The latter two were under contract by the GMS, said the =
source.

The Burmese team of 4, led by Dr. Min Sway, would find out the mineral=20
potential up to 60 km downstream from the project site. EGAT, meanwhile, =

would be engaged in drilling rock samples on both banks at the site.

The purpose of the 7 month project was to draw up what the GMS Power =
termed=20
as "a conceptual design", that would be studied by potential dam =
builders.

The project has stirred fear and opposition among the Shans, Karennis,=20
Karens and Mons who live along the basin. The Karens have already issued =
a=20
statement on 2 November saying "Since the present SPDC military=20
dictatorship government is not a government elected by the people, it =
has=20
absolutely no right to undertake or give sanction for the building of =
such=20
dams" and that "they must not be implemented without the approval of the =

Karen people".

The GMS Power, in the meantime, said there should be no undue worry by =
the=20
local people, because funds for the construction would not be =
forthcoming=20
until the social and environmental impact studies were completed and the =

people's opinion polled out.

///END\\\
For further information, please contact S.H.A.N. at:
Shan Herald Agency for News.
P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand
Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121
e-mail: <shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

S.H.A.N. is a non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =

affiliated to any political or armed organization.=20


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<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>8 December =
1999<BR><BR>No: 12 -=20
9<BR><BR><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D4><STRONG>Final Studies For =
Salween Dam=20
Begun</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>Source from the =
Thai border=20
reported that Thai-Burmese group had entered <BR>the Shan State =
yesterday to=20
begin final studies on the Tasang Dam Project <BR>on the =
Salween.<BR><BR>The=20
group of 39 included members from the GMS Power, EGAT (Electricity=20
<BR>Generating Authority of Thailand) and Faculty of Geology from =
Rangoon=20
<BR>University. The latter two were under contract by the GMS, said the=20
source.<BR><BR>The Burmese team of 4, led by Dr. Min Sway, would find =
out the=20
mineral <BR>potential up to 60 km downstream from the project site. =
EGAT,=20
meanwhile, <BR>would be engaged in drilling rock samples on both banks =
at the=20
site.<BR><BR>The purpose of the 7 month project was to draw up what the =
GMS=20
Power termed <BR>as "a conceptual design", that would be studied by =
potential=20
dam builders.<BR><BR>The project has stirred fear and opposition among =
the=20
Shans, Karennis, <BR>Karens and Mons who live along the basin. The =
Karens have=20
already issued a <BR>statement on 2 November saying "Since the present =
SPDC=20
military <BR>dictatorship government is not a government elected by the =
people,=20
it has <BR>absolutely no right to undertake or give sanction for the =
building of=20
such <BR>dams" and that "they must not be implemented without the =
approval of=20
the <BR>Karen people".<BR><BR>The GMS Power, in the meantime, said there =
should=20
be no undue worry by the <BR>local people, because funds for the =
construction=20
would not be forthcoming <BR>until the social and environmental impact =
studies=20
were completed and the <BR>people's opinion polled =
out.<BR><BR>///END\\\<BR>For=20
further information, please contact S.H.A.N. at:<BR>Shan Herald Agency =
for=20
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Thailand<BR>Ph/Fax: (053)=20
807 121<BR>e-mail: &lt;<A=20
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