THE DON
SAHONG DAM
UNMISTAKABLE FINGERPRINTS
FROM CHINA
"Rice production in the
Vietnamese Mekong Delta is further threatened by the building of the next dam
on the main stream, the Don Sahong Dam in Southern Laos. This dam will block
the Mekong’s main stream just before the famous Khone Falls, reducing its flow
and endangering the Ramsar site in Siphandone and the crops and fisheries
downstream.” Prof. Võ Tòng Xuân, Rector Emeritus An Giang
University, Vietnam.
To the Friends of the Mekong
Group
NGÔ THẾ VINH
WITH THE GREEN LIGHT FROM THE
LAO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
As reported in the The Diplomat, [Sep 04, 2015] the Lao National Assembly had
officially approved the construction of the Don Sahong Hydropower Dam, a
project that has raised much controversy in the past. The original plan called
for MegaFirst, a Malaysian construction company, to start the actual building
phase around the end of 2015. On account of the power-generating potentials of
the Mother River - Mea Nam Khong, the
Thai-Lao name for the Mekong - the Lao Government brushed aside all criticism
and appeals from the neighboring nations like Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam
to put a halt to the Don Sahong Dam Project in order to go full steam ahead
with the implementation of its hydropower development program.
