‘People before plants’: NSW premier commits to raising Warragamba Dam wall 14 metres
by Tamsin Rose and Lisa Cox from on (#64CS4)
Government deems controversial project critical state infrastructure in order to have it approved as quickly as possible'
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The New South Wales premier, Dominic Perrottet, has declared he will put people before plants" as he announced the Warragamba Dam will be raised 14 metres, despite the project not having environmental approval or funding.
Speaking at the western Sydney catchment on Wednesday, Perrottet announced the dam wall raising had been declared a critical state significant infrastructure project, handing final state approval to the planning minister, Anthony Roberts.
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