Official says Gezhouba Dam leakage reports inaccurate   

“葛洲壩船閘漏水”說(shuō)法不準(zhǔn)確 本次維修為正常作業(yè)

近日有媒體刊發(fā)消息稱(chēng)“葛洲壩三號(hào)船閘漏水嚴(yán)重將實(shí)施應(yīng)急搶修”。經(jīng)與三峽通航管理局工作人員核實(shí)，該消息說(shuō)法不準(zhǔn)確，人字門(mén)底止水是橡膠材質(zhì)，使用壽命一般為6年，本次維修剛好是在人字門(mén)底止水壽命到期時(shí)的正常作業(yè)。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) -- Media reports saying that one of the navigation locks at Gezhouba Dam in Hubei province needs rapid maintenance due to severe leakages are misleading, zgjtb.com reported, citing a member of staff from the Three Gorges Navigation Bureau.

Similar to a washer in a tap, the water stopper at the bottom of a navigation lock gate is also made of rubber, with a general service life of six years. Thus, current maintenance is simply part of regular operations to replace an expired water stopper, the staff member explained.

Previous reports stated that Gezhouba Dam had a horizontal crack.

Maintenance is expected to last five days, starting at 13:00 on January 5 and lasting till the same time on January 10.