Sentences with phrase «stopped construction of a dam»
Janos Vargha «s campaign against to stop construction of a dam on the river Danube brought communist hardliners to their knees — and set the scene for the raising of the Iron Curtain
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He worked for a time for an environmental group attempting to stop construction of a large dam across the Mekong, and when the effort failed, he wrote publicity materials for a cement exporter.
• Myint Zaw, Myanmar, who launched a national movement to stop construction of the Myitsone Dam on the Irrawaddy River.
Ikal Angelei is helping lead a campaign to stop construction of a major dam in Ethiopia that threatens the water supply and way of life of tens of thousands of indigenous people.
The battle to save the Franklin continued, the case going to the High Court of Australia, which stopped construction on the dam in 1983.
Facing heavy government scrutiny and restricted use of tools like email or social media, 2015 Goldman Prize winner Myint Zaw launched a national movement that successfully stopped construction of the Myitsone Dam on Myanmar's treasured Irrawaddy River.
Turkey's «Prince of Pop» has been breaking hearts and turning out hits for well over a decade, and last fall he capitalized on his stardom by releasing a single to benefit a campaign to stop construction of the Ilısu Dam.
Though the Loharinag Pala hydroelectric project would not have involved building a huge dam, as Circle of Blue reports, the run - of - river project still would have diverted a 16 kilometer stretch of the river through pipes to generate electricity.In addition to stopping the project, construction on which had been on hold for over a year after scientist AD Agarwal nearly died in a hunger strike protesting the plan, a 135 kilometer stretch of the Bhagirathi River upstream of the town of Uttarkashi will be designated an «environmentally sensitive area», prohibiting future hydro or similar development projects.
Medha Patkar has been a central organizer and strategist of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), a people's movement organized to stop the construction of a series of dams planned for India's largest westward flowing river, the Narmada.