In fact, it now appears possible that as many as six million people in total will have
to be resettled because of the dam and surrounding impacts. In late 2007, a stunning
announcement vastly increased the scale and scope of the relocation effort. Vice-
Mayor Tan announced that “at least 4 million people from the Three Gorges Reservoir
area are to be relocated to cities in the next 10 to 15 years” (Xinhua 2007b). As part of
this newly announced massive relocation, more than 4 million people currently living
in northeast and southwest Chongqing are to be resettled in the outskirts of Chongqing
city in new settlements. Officials dispute that these new relocations are related to the
dam, arguing instead that they are part of a national experiment in economic reform.
Other reasons given for the resettlement include regional overpopulation, limited
opportunities for industrial development, and growing ecological and geological
problems along the reservoirs edge, including massive landslides (Xinhua 2007b).
In fact, it now appears possible that as many as six million people in total will haveto be resettled because of the dam and surrounding impacts. In late 2007, a stunningannouncement vastly increased the scale and scope of the relocation effort. Vice-Mayor Tan announced that “at least 4 million people from the Three Gorges Reservoirarea are to be relocated to cities in the next 10 to 15 years” (Xinhua 2007b). As part ofthis newly announced massive relocation, more than 4 million people currently livingin northeast and southwest Chongqing are to be resettled in the outskirts of Chongqingcity in new settlements. Officials dispute that these new relocations are related to thedam, arguing instead that they are part of a national experiment in economic reform.Other reasons given for the resettlement include regional overpopulation, limitedopportunities for industrial development, and growing ecological and geologicalproblems along the reservoirs edge, including massive landslides (Xinhua 2007b).
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