NGO's - Dam works suspended after protest

Work at the Pubugou Dam in Sichuan province has been suspended and an official has been sacked after widespread protest, the BBC reports. Ten of thousands participated in sometimes violent protests against the dam in recent weeks.The central government has intervened in the conflicts in an effort to cool down emotions.In another dam-related conflict in Yunnan province the NGO's scored only a partial success and the struggle still seems to go on.