All the small-scale hydropower stations on Nujiang River will be closed, said Yunnan provincial party chief Li Jiheng in a penal discussion during the annual session of the National People's Congress on March 7, 2016.
Thought geological conditions of Nujiang River make it an ideal place to build hydropower stations, there have been a number of proposals to stop the dam construction and mining industry in this area due to environmental concerns.
Also known as the Salween River, it flows from the Tibetan Plateau into the Andaman Sea in Southeast Asia. As one of the longest free-flowing rivers in the world, the 2,815-kilometer-long river runs through a large mountainous area that extends into China, Burma and Thailand.
