Scenery near planned Yamba Dam site

NAGANOHARA, Japan - This Sept. 24, 2009, photo shows an area on the Agatsuma River in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, that would have been submerged if the new administration led by Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama had not decided to cancel the nearby Yamba Dam project. Two piers show the height of a bridge for a diverted road that would have run higher than the current road. Land minister Seiji Maehara told members of the local community that he intends to continue building roads linked to the aborted dam project even after it is scrapped.

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