Fund shortage stalls ecological plans for Three Gorges Dam

Only 18 percent of environmental projects finished in nine years

BEIJING - Several ecological programs planned for the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest one of its type, have remained stalled due to a shortage of funds, authorities said on Wednesday.

Scientists and scholars have expressed doubts about the dam's impact on the environment, such as the increasing risks of landslides, waterborne diseases and earthquakes.