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The Hatgyi Dam ((ビルマ語:ဟတ်ကြီးဆည်)) is a planned hydropower gravity dam to be constructed on the Salween River in southeastern Myanmar. The dam site is located in Myanmar’s Karen State, a district that has seen high amounts of tension and violence in recent years. The dam project is being funded by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), China’s Sinohydro Corporation, and Myanmar’s Ministry of Electric Power and International Group of Entrepreneurs (IGE). The dam is expected to produce 1,100 to 1,500 megawatts of power, the majority of which will be sent to Thailand. The Hatgyi Dam project has generated enormous amounts of criticism and opposition, and has been delayed several times since work began on the dam in 2006.〔 Numerous environmental groups and local villagers have decried the project’s anticipated ecological and social impact. Criticisms have targeted the project’s alleged lack of transparency,〔 damage to the environment,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ejatlas.org/conflict/hatgyi-dam-myanmar )〕 disruption of peace negotiations between the Karen National Union and the Myanmar army, and impact on local communities, including displacement of local populations. == Location == The dam site is located in the Myaing Gyi Ngu area of the Hlaing Bwe Township in Myanmar’s Karen State. It is located 33 kilometers downstream from the confluence of the Moei and Salween Rivers,〔 and about 47 kilometers from the Thai-Myanmar border.〔 It is located opposite to the Mae Hongsong province in northern Thailand.〔 The portion of the Salween at which the dam will be built features particularly strong rapids, which in the dry season become a waterfall. The dam site is also located within the Kahilu Wildlife Sanctuary.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.salweenwatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=60#1 )〕 The areas surrounding the Hatgyi dam site are ethnically diverse and ecologically rich. At least 13 different indigenous groups live along the Salween river,〔 and over ten million people are supported by the Salween River basin.〔 The Salween’s waters are nutrient-rich and support local vegetation and farmlands, and the land on the river delta is described as being “highly fertile and ideal for wet season rice cultivation”.〔 Karen State, where the Hatgyi will be located, has been embroiled in conflict for decades, as ethnic forces, represented by the Karen National Union, have been battling Myanmar’s army since 1949.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hatgyi Dam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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