In this video Goonj Thakkar talks about The Three Gorges Dam, which is a Chinese hydroelectricity dam located on the Yangtze River in the Yiling District of Hubei. 👉🏼Construction began in 1994 and was completed in 2012. 👉🏼Key facts 👉🏼Function and Navigation: It facilitates ship transfer with a 5-stage lock system, overcoming a 113-meter drop for inland ships up to 3000 tons. 👉🏼Scale: The dam’s reservoir holds 40 billion cubic meters (or 40 lakh crore liters) of water. 👉🏼Impact on Earth