The mainland has built a dam in the upper reaches of the Mekong River to block water for power generation, releasing water when it is happy, causing floods, and blocking water when it is unhappy, causing droughts in downstream countries. The recent decline in water levels has caused discontent in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, and the four countries have requested Beijing through the Mekong River Commission to release large data on water sources.
According to reports, the Chinese Communist Party has built 11 hydropower stations on the Lancang River in the upper Mekong River, and some large reservoirs store large amounts of water, with water levels fluctuating, affecting fish migration, agriculture and transportation, and affecting the livelihoods and Food security of nearly 70 million people.
Recently, the water level of the Mekong River has dropped even more significantly, and four Mekong River Commission members – Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam – issued a statement on Friday saying that low rainfall on the Mekong River and dams on the lower Mekong and its tributaries have caused the water level to drop, and it is hoped that water will be released from mainland dam reservoirs before normal conditions can be restored downstream.
Winai Wongpimool, director of the technical support department of the Mekong Secretariat, told Reuters that the water level from Jinghong to Vientiane downstream has been high and low, with great impact. To help the lower Mekong countries manage the risk more effectively, the mainland and lower Mekong countries are called upon to share their water release plans with us.
The Mekong River Commission said the discharge from the Jinghong dam downstream was 785 cubic meters per second in early January, then rose to 1,400 cubic meters per second in mid-January. the discharge dropped again in February, and as of Thursday, the level was 800 cubic meters per second.
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