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... problem of resettlement will be a serious one . When the Danjiangkou Dam was constructed in the 1960s , several hundred thousand people had to be resettled . The height of the dam would have to be raised if the middle route were adopted ...
... problem of resettlement will be a serious one . When the Danjiangkou Dam was constructed in the 1960s , several hundred thousand people had to be resettled . The height of the dam would have to be raised if the middle route were adopted ...
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... problem so complex and so difficult to perceive as the salinity problem . " Undoubtedly , as the author notes , " the people must understand the problem , and the evidence presented here suggests that , at the mo- ment , this is not the ...
... problem so complex and so difficult to perceive as the salinity problem . " Undoubtedly , as the author notes , " the people must understand the problem , and the evidence presented here suggests that , at the mo- ment , this is not the ...
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... problem of salinity is " the second major cause of land degradation globally after soil erosion . " It is particularly serious because these problems tend to affect " the best agricultural soils into which large investments have been ...
... problem of salinity is " the second major cause of land degradation globally after soil erosion . " It is particularly serious because these problems tend to affect " the best agricultural soils into which large investments have been ...
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