This is a file photo of the dam. The dam was controversial for many reasons including causing elevated river levels in ancient sites and it resulted in the extinction of the Yangtze River Dolphin found only in this river. You got to hand it to the Chinese... save a dolphin or improve the lives of 460 million people within the river basin. In the US such a project would have been halted until a 10 year study was done on the impact of the dolphin habitat. They spent 8 billion dollars (US$) relocating people and shoring up cities along the river that were affected by the impact of the dam.
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