The dam had been denounced by environmental groups and by the Kachin people who live near the site, on the Irrawaddy river.

大坝遭到了来自环保组织和居住在伊洛瓦底江的坝址附近的克钦人的谴责。

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Opposition to damming the Irrawaddy River in the country's northeast had been low key, not unusual in Burma.

反对在缅甸北部的伊洛瓦地江上建坝的人曾经很低调，这在缅甸并不罕见。

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The country, though rugged and underdeveloped, is as large as France and is formed around the lush cradle of the Irrawaddy River valley, surrounded by highlands on three sides.

这个国家，尽管粗犷、未经开化，但同法国一样大，周边就是丰饶的伊洛瓦底河谷的发源地，三面环山。

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In the past week the president (and former general), Thein Sein, has announced that construction of the Myitsone dam across the River Irrawaddy would cease.

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An hour outside Mandalay, a bumpy road ends at a ferry crossing over a tributary of the Irrawaddy River.

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He says he has tried to travel down to the Irrawaddy River delta but was turned back by police, who want to control the situation there.

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