1.27 million displaced by China's Three Gorges DamChina has relocated 1.27 million people to make way for the controversial Three Gorges dam Three Gorges Dam, 607 ft (185 m) high and 7,575 ft (2,309 m) long, on the Chang (Yangtze) River, central Hubei prov., China, 30 mi (48 km) W of Yichang. The largest concrete structure in the world, the dam was constructed from 1994 to 2006. development, the world's largest hydroelectric project, state media reported. The figure was the total number of relocations as of the end of June, a top dam construction official was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency “Xinhua” redirects here. For other uses, see Xinhua (disambiguation). The Xinhua News Agency (Simplified Chinese: 新华社; Traditional Chinese: in a report issued late Saturday. Chinese officials have previously said 1.4 million people were to be subject to forced relocation RELOCATION, Scotch law, contracts. To let again to renew a lease, is called a relocation. 2. When a tenant holds over after the expiration of his lease, with the consent of his landlord, this will amount to a relocation. from areas now submerged or due to be submerged in central China. It did not provide a timetable for the resettlement Re`set´tle`ment n. 1. Act of settling again, or state of being settled again; as, the resettlement of lees s>. The resettlement of my discomposed soul. - Norris. of the remaining residents. Critics of the dam have long alleged massive corruption in the resettlement programme, while villagers forced from their homes have complained they were denied promised job retraining re·train tr. & intr.v. re·trained, re·train·ing, re·trains To train or undergo training again. re·train and resettlement funds. State media said in 2007 that at least 37 million dollars had been embezzled em·bez·zle tr.v. em·bez·zled, em·bez·zling, em·bez·zles To take (money, for example) for one's own use in violation of a trust. from the programme in 2004 and 2005 alone. A further four million people have been "encouraged" to move from the area by 2020, officials said in 2007, although the government has insisted those relocations were unrelated to the dam. At 2,309 metres (7,575 feet) wide and 185 metres high, the Three Gorges Dam in Hubei province is the world's largest. Already generating electricity, the dam is expected to begin approaching full capacity as early as this year. 
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