The ecological problem of Poyang Lake is an important concern for the protection of the Yangtze River. On January 5, 2021, "The Department of Natural Resources of Jiangxi Province Pre-approval Announcement on the Land Use and Site Selection of the Poyang Lake Water Conservancy Project Construction Project in Jiangxi Province" was released. The URL link is: http://bnr.jiangxi.gov.cn/art/2021/1/5/art_29512_3042674.html .

On January 8, the “CBCGDF Media” of China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) published the article http://www.cbcgdf.org/NewsShow/4854/15029.html (In English: CBCGDF Volunteer Zhou Haixiang: Reasons for Opposing the Construction of Floodgate in Poyang Lake and Regulating the Water Level During the Dry Season | Comments on Jiangxi’s Publicity http://www.cbcgdf.org/English/NewsShow/5006/15040.html ).

Soon, what was unexpected was that environmental protection organizations and people who cared about the ecology of Poyang Lake in the context of "Protection of the Yangtze River" suddenly discovered that after clicking on the link above, the content had disappeared.

However, soon, a new page appeared on the official website of the Department of Natural Resources of Jiangxi Province. The title of the article is: "The Department of Natural Resources of Jiangxi Province on the pre-examination (preliminary examination) and pre-approval announcement of site selection for the construction of the Poyang Lake Water Conservancy Project in Jiangxi Province". (http://bnr.jiangxi.gov.cn/art/2021/1/5/art_29512_3052846.html )

(The version published on January 9)

If didn’t look carefully, it is difficult to find the changes in the new version. One of the changes is the addition of the word "preliminary examination " in the title. Careful environmental protection volunteers also found that there were some changes in the version released on January 5 and the version on January 9. Although the attachment is still a word file and a picture, there are subtle differences.

The author does not quite understand why there is such a situation of one publish, two withdrawal, and repeated publish.

However, a report published by the media on January 9th "The publicity of the site selection of the ‘Poyang Lake Construction Floodgate" may attract ‘more objections’", which attracted the attention of many environmental protection volunteers. The report mentioned: Hu Zhenpeng, former vice governor of Jiangxi Province and professor of Nanchang University, revealed that after this public announcement. Next, an expert review of the environmental impact assessment of the feasibility study will be conducted in mid-January. If passed successfully, the environmental impact assessment will be announced to the public. If there are no major issues in the publicity, after correcting the details, it can be reported to the National Development and Reform Commission for project approval.

Regarding the progress of the pre-approval publicity for the construction of the Poyang Lake Water Conservancy Project, the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) Research Department maintains high attention and will continue to update.

(January 9 vs January 5 site announcement maps. With a planned investment of 13.869 billion yuan, the project is billed as "Jiangxi's version of the Three Gorges Dam," according to media reports.)

Original Chinese article:

http://www.cbcgdf.org/NewsShow/4854/15036.html

By / Chen Ran Modified / Maggie

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