Altash Water Conservancy Project
| Altash Water Conservancy Project 阿尔塔什水利枢纽工程 | |
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| Country | China |
| Location | Yarkant River Basin, southern Xinjiang |
| Purpose | Power, flood control |
| Construction began | 2006 |
| Opening date | October 10, 2011 |
| Construction cost | ¥10.986 billion[1] |
The Altash Water Conservancy Project[2] (Chinese: 阿尔塔什水利枢纽工程),[3] also called as Altash Hydro-junction dam,[4] is the largest water conservancy project in Xinjiang.[5] The project is located in the upper reaches of the Yarkant River and deep in the Kunlun Mountains.[6] It is called as "Xinjiang Three Gorges Dam"[7] by some Chinese experts.[8]
History
In 2006, the Altash Water Conservancy Project started the preliminary work.[9] On October 10, 2011, it officially started construction. [10]
On November 19, 2019, the dam of the project was lowered to store water.[11] On May 29, 2020, the main dam of the project was completed.[12]
References
- ^ "The Altash Water Conservancy Project begins to store water". Guangming Daily. November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Progress made on construction of key hydro power plant in Xinjiang". China News Service. 2019-09-06.
- ^ "沿着长河 走出大山——记阿尔塔什水利枢纽移民搬迁工程". Xinjiang Daily. 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Research and application of intelligent construction monitoring system in the dam filling process of the Altash Hydro-junction dam". Association for Computing Machinery. Mar 15, 2020.
- ^ ""Xinjiang Three Gorges Dam" closes gates for impoundment". Xinhuanet.com. 2019-11-19.
- ^ "CPC Central Committee increases support for water conservancy construction in southern Xinjiang". Xinhuanet.com. 2019-07-08.
- ^ "Yarkand river basin may say goodbye to millennial flooding". People's Daily. 2019-11-20.
- ^ "China builds large water conservancy projects again one of which is called "Xinjiang Three Gorges Dam"". Wenxuecity. 2020-07-15.
- ^ "Xinjiang Altash water Conservancy Project Achieves Great River Interception". State Council Information Office. 2015-11-27.
- ^ "Groundbreaking for Altash water Conservancy Project in Xinjiang". China News Service. October 11, 2011.
- ^ ""Xinjiang Three Gorges Dam" was built in China's Xinjiang Kashgar". Duowei News. November 19, 2019.
- ^ "China's "Xinjiang Three Gorges Dam" Main Body Completed Ahead of Schedule". world-energy.org. 11 Jun 2020.
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