National Power Company builds Dam in Eyjabakkar 28. júlí 2006 10:38 Mótmæli Kárahnjúkavirkjun Íslandsvinir The organization Friends of Iceland claim the National Power Company will destroy the area Eyjabakkar by building a dam that will create a large lagoon and that waterfalls in the river Jökulsá in Fljótsdalur will dry up. The Ufsarstífla dam that is being built was supposed to be 32 meters high but according to the protestors is 5 meters higher, therefore the lagoon will be much larger than has been announced. The National Power Company denies this. Bjarki Bragason from Friends of Iceland, who have been protesting in the area, also claims that waterfalls from the river Jökulsá in Fljótsdalur will dry up. The dam will block the river from running naturally. The National Power Company also denies this but says the waterfalls will have limited water during early summer but most years during the later half of summer the flow will be normal. So, the flow of the waterfalls will be limited by the dam. „Eyjabakkar are in Danger" one protestor's sign read. Protestors say that they are raising public awareness of the fact that the National Power Company are working at the Eyjabakka area in spite of 45 thousand Icelanders signing a petition to the Government to make the area a protected natural site. Protestors say that during the whole Kárahnjúkar debate the discourse around the smaller dams has been silenced but when given a closer look they have a large impact on the land, and protestors are concerned about the iminent flooding of the Eyjabakkar area due to the Ufsarstífla dam. The National Power Company say they are building the dam in accordance with the environmental evaluation from the year 2000. News News in English Mest lesið Pakistan segir Indland mögulega gera árás á næstu klukkustundum Erlent Skiptar skoðanir á stöðvarskyldu: „Held að enginn vilji hverfa aftur í það ástand“ Innlent Njósnaaðgerðir sagðar tengjast deilum tveggja af auðugustu mönnum landsins Innlent „Miklu svakalegra en ég gerði mér grein fyrir“ Innlent Árásarmannsins enn leitað Erlent Boðar brottfararstöð fyrir hælisleitendur Innlent Furðar sig á umdeildri Exit-auglýsingu og hækkar veiðigjöldin Innlent Selfyssingar buðu lægst í brúasmíði á Vestfjörðum Innlent „Viltu ekki tala við mig eins og ég sé gamalmenni“ Innlent Óttaðist hið versta þegar allar tengingar rofnuðu Innlent
The organization Friends of Iceland claim the National Power Company will destroy the area Eyjabakkar by building a dam that will create a large lagoon and that waterfalls in the river Jökulsá in Fljótsdalur will dry up. The Ufsarstífla dam that is being built was supposed to be 32 meters high but according to the protestors is 5 meters higher, therefore the lagoon will be much larger than has been announced. The National Power Company denies this. Bjarki Bragason from Friends of Iceland, who have been protesting in the area, also claims that waterfalls from the river Jökulsá in Fljótsdalur will dry up. The dam will block the river from running naturally. The National Power Company also denies this but says the waterfalls will have limited water during early summer but most years during the later half of summer the flow will be normal. So, the flow of the waterfalls will be limited by the dam. „Eyjabakkar are in Danger" one protestor's sign read. Protestors say that they are raising public awareness of the fact that the National Power Company are working at the Eyjabakka area in spite of 45 thousand Icelanders signing a petition to the Government to make the area a protected natural site. Protestors say that during the whole Kárahnjúkar debate the discourse around the smaller dams has been silenced but when given a closer look they have a large impact on the land, and protestors are concerned about the iminent flooding of the Eyjabakkar area due to the Ufsarstífla dam. The National Power Company say they are building the dam in accordance with the environmental evaluation from the year 2000.
News News in English Mest lesið Pakistan segir Indland mögulega gera árás á næstu klukkustundum Erlent Skiptar skoðanir á stöðvarskyldu: „Held að enginn vilji hverfa aftur í það ástand“ Innlent Njósnaaðgerðir sagðar tengjast deilum tveggja af auðugustu mönnum landsins Innlent „Miklu svakalegra en ég gerði mér grein fyrir“ Innlent Árásarmannsins enn leitað Erlent Boðar brottfararstöð fyrir hælisleitendur Innlent Furðar sig á umdeildri Exit-auglýsingu og hækkar veiðigjöldin Innlent Selfyssingar buðu lægst í brúasmíði á Vestfjörðum Innlent „Viltu ekki tala við mig eins og ég sé gamalmenni“ Innlent Óttaðist hið versta þegar allar tengingar rofnuðu Innlent