The Mekong river
flowing through
six South-East Asian
countries is
to be arrested by
the planned
construction of
nearly 76 dams. The
Mekong Watch Network
(MWN) a
coalition of NGOs,
academics and
journalists - based
in Japan - has
called for an
expression of
solidarity
against the proposed
projects. The
project with its
attending road construction activity
and large-scale
tourism shall play
havoc with the
region's eco system.
Letters of
protest are to be
despatched to the
Asian Development
Bank, the primary catalyst of
these plans, by the
MWN.
