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A man fishes at the Yangtze River near the Three Gorges dam in Yichang, Hubei province in this August 9, 2012 file photo. China relocated 1.3 million people during the 17 years it took to complete the Three Gorges dam. Even after finishing the $59 billion project last month, the threat of landslides along the dam's banks will force tens of thousands to move again. It's a reminder of the social and environmental challenges that have dogged the world's largest hydroelectric project. While there has been little protest among residents who will be relocated a second time, the environmental fallout over other big investments in China has become a hot-button issue ahead of a leadership transition this year. Picture taken on August 9, 2012. To match story CHINA-THREEGORGES/ REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENERGY) Published: Srp. 22, 2012, 8:39 odp.

Přehrada ztěžuje život i rybářům. V řece se přemnožily řasy, což degradovalo vodní život. Snížilo se i množství ryb. Sesuvy půdy přímo do vody způsobují místy až několikametrové vlny, které rybáře a farmáře přímo ohrožují na životě. | Foto: Reuters