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 Enough is enough [1]

Since its inception the Chixoy, Guatemala's largest dam, has generated more ills than electricity. Unwilling to put up with more, on September 8, 500 Maya Indians seized control of it and threatened to cut off power supplies. The protests also sent out warning signals to the government which has only recently announced plans to build more such large new dams

Publication Date: 
14/10/2004
Down to Earth [2]
Tags:
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) [3], Dams [4], Dam Failure [5], Guatemala [6]

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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dam-failure
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/guatemala