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Water levels rise in Three Gorges reservoir, as cracks reappear on dam.
(From Agence France Presse)
China's Three Gorges project officially began storing water in its huge reservoir, amid ongoing concerns over cracks in the controversial 25 billion dollar dam.
Nineteen of the dams 22 sluice gates were shut beginning at midnight Saturday (1600 GMT) as water levels rose to 106 meters by before noon Sunday, state television, which broadcast live the closing of the gates, reported.
The water level behind the controversial dam in central Hubei province will rise by four to five meters (13 feet to 16 feet) daily and is expected to reach 135 meters (443 feet) by June 15.
Navigation on the Yangtze River near Yichang, where the dam is located, has been stopped while the water rises and is scheduled to resume June 16.
After two weeks, the reservoir should be 436 kilometers.
Construction of the Three Gorges project is expected to be completed in 2009, with the dam's third construction phase, which includes the installation of another set of generators, about to begin.
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