Inter Press ServiceMauritians worried about new dam https://www.ipsnews.net/2012/04/mauritians-worried-about-new-dam/ News and Views from the Global South Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:46:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Mauritians worried about new dam https://www.ipsnews.net/2012/04/mauritians-worried-about-new-dam/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2012/04/mauritians-worried-about-new-dam/#respond Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:55:29 +0000 IPS Correspondents http://ipsnews.wpengine.com/?p=108958

By IPS Correspondents
Apr 26 2012 (IPS)

The Mauritian Government has started the construction of 14-million cubic metres dam at Bagatelle, in the center of the island, to collect water that presently runs to the sea. But farmers in the area fear the new dam may damage their crops, particularly sugar cane and vegetables, and affect their livelihood.

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