Laos: Illegal Construction On The Xayaburi Dam Forges Ahead

Laos: Illegal Construction On The Xayaburi Dam Forges Ahead   Lao PDR Unilaterally Moves Forward In Spite of Commitments to Temporarily Suspend the Project   A field visit to the site of the proposed Xayaburi Dam has revealed that construction on the dam's access road and work-camp is rapidly forging ahead, in spite of commitments by the Government of Laos to temporarily suspend the project. The trip to the Xayaburi Dam site on July 23rd revealed that a substantial construction camp has been...

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