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Know about the dam

The name of China’s largest dam is ‘Three Gorges Dam’. This is a hydroelectric gravity dam. Which is built on the Yangtze River in Hubei province of China. Let us tell you, this is the largest dam in the world. This dam is 2.3 kilometers long, 115 meters wide and 185 meters high. Let us tell you, Yangtze River is the largest river in the world.

Is the dam controlling the speed of the earth?

While the Three Gorges Dam is the world’s largest dam, it is now also becoming a subject of controversy. According to reports, excessive accumulation of water in this dam is affecting the movement of the earth. In the year 2005, during the research done by scientists, the ability of the Earth to rotate was found out, in which it was revealed that the effect of this dam is slowing down the movement of the Earth somewhere.

Let us tell you, this research was revealed by the scientists of American space agency NASA after the devastating tsunami in 2004. he/she said that due to the dam the Earth’s rotation power is being affected. During that time, scientists had found that due to the tsunami, the mass distribution on Earth changed and the length of a day reduced by 2.68 microseconds.

Benefits of Three Gorges Dam

One of the main reasons for building the Three Gorges Dam was to prevent further flooding. Let us tell you, in the year 1954 there was a terrible flood in the Yangtze River. In which lakhs of people of China were killed. After which the Chinese government was planning to build such floods, which could solve the problem of the dam and generate huge amounts of electricity. Let us tell you, there are many generators within the dam which generate electricity by using the potential energy stored in water.

The common people of China suffered a lot due to the dam.

When the construction of this dam started, the common people of China had to face a lot of problems. First of all, the people of the nearby villages and towns had left their homes at the place where the dam was built. Due to which the lives of millions and crores of people were affected.

Let us tell you, the cost of construction of this dam has been estimated to be more than Rs 2.5 lakh crore. It took almost two decades to complete this. Its construction started in the year 1994. Apart from being in discussion, today this place is a famous tourist spot, which people come from far and wide to see.

how to move around

You can explore some part of the Three Gorges Dam through a cruise. Tickets for this can be purchased from the official website Yangtze.com. Here you can also book a tour guide. Let us tell you that along with exploring the dam and the Yangtze River, the ticket will also include museum visit, lunch and bus facility.