Locals in Thailand and Myanmar Pray for Salween River to always Run Free
Locals in Thailand and Myanmar Pray for Salween River to always Run Free
Eleven Myanmar, 15 Mar 2019
URL: https://elevenmyanmar.com/news/locals-in-thailand-and-myanmar-pray-for-salween-river-to-always-run-free-asianewsnetwork
The lives of people living along the Salween River still face the risk of being adversely impacted by developments in the river basin, environment campaigners said on the International Day of Action for Rivers yesterday.
Local communities along the Salween River in both Thailand and Myanmar marked the 22nd International Day of Action for Rivers, as a symbol of their efforts to protect their traditional way of life, rich natural resources and the river’s healthy ecosystem from hydropower dam development and other harmful projects.
Ban Sobmoei in Mae Hong Son’s Sop Moei district is one of the many Salween riverside communities that also marks World Anti-Dam Day on March 14 every year.
This year the villagers invited the international environmental group, International Rivers, to participate in a religious rite to pray for a bountiful river and the ability to fight against efforts by investors and the authorities to develop mega-projects in the Salween River Basin.
Salween is one of the only rivers in the world that still runs free from its source in the Tibetan Plateau down to the Andaman Sea.
The authorities are also planning six more hydropower dam projects in the mainstream of Salween River and Egat is funding two – the Dagwin and Wei Gyi dams.
Local communities along the Salween River in both Thailand and Myanmar marked the 22nd International Day of Action for Rivers, as a symbol of their efforts to protect their traditional way of life, rich natural resources and the river’s healthy ecosystem from hydropower dam development and other harmful projects.
Ban Sobmoei in Mae Hong Son’s Sop Moei district is one of the many Salween riverside communities that also marks World Anti-Dam Day on March 14 every year.
This year the villagers invited the international environmental group, International Rivers, to participate in a religious rite to pray for a bountiful river and the ability to fight against efforts by investors and the authorities to develop mega-projects in the Salween River Basin.
Salween is one of the only rivers in the world that still runs free from its source in the Tibetan Plateau down to the Andaman Sea.
The authorities are also planning six more hydropower dam projects in the mainstream of Salween River and Egat is funding two – the Dagwin and Wei Gyi dams.