Government not keen on reviving Laiban dam project
The Philippine government is not keen on reviving negotiations with San Miguel Corp. on the controversial Laiban dam project, as it wants to avoid placing the water sector in a situation similar to the energy industry where consumers pay more for generation costs than the actual commodity.
Oct 15 Firing a fresh salvo, India today said it was opposed to construction of a dam by China on Brahmaputra river and that it was verifying whether such a project is being pursued despite denials.