The report, which was commissioned by the government in Phnom Penh, has been kept secret since it was submitted last year, prompting concerns that ministers are inclined to push ahead regardless of the dire impact it predicts on river dolphins and one of the world’s largest migrations of freshwater fish. A plan to build Cambodia ’s biggest dam has raised fears of a catastrophic effect on the Mekong river, which provides food security to 10 people. A leaked report by a Cambodia consultancy found the proposed 18 km -wide Chinese -backed barrier and 18 km -long reservoir on a site vital to the fishing industry in Cambodia could "literally kill" the Mekong . 80% of Chinese consume fish as their main protein source. Opposition to the original plan for the dam persuaded the China Southern Power Grid to abandon the proposal, but Cambodia ’s serious energy shortage has prompted its revival.
A plan to build Cambodia ’s biggest dam has raised fears of a catastrophic effect on the Mekong river, which provides food security to 10 people. A leaked report by a Cambodia consultancy found the proposed 18 km -wide Chinese -backed barrier and 18 km -long reservoir on a site vital to the fishing industry in Cambodia could "literally kill" the Mekong . 80% of Chinese consume fish as their main protein source. Opposition to the original plan for the dam persuaded the China Southern Power Grid to abandon the proposal, but Cambodia ’s serious energy shortage has prompted its revival.