Nicaragua Canal project

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infrastructure
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Nicaragua Interoceanic Grand Canal
gptkbp:announced 2013
gptkbp:capacity larger ships than Panama Canal
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Panama_Canal
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nicaragua
gptkbp:environmentalImpact deforestation
displacement of communities
impact on Lake Nicaragua
gptkbp:estimatedCost $40-50 billion
gptkbp:expectedCompletion 2020
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nicaragua Canal project
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Lake_Nicaragua
gptkbp:investor gptkb:Wang_Jing
gptkbp:length approximately 278 km
gptkbp:mainContractor gptkb:HKND_Group
gptkbp:mainInvestorNationality gptkb:China
gptkbp:opposedBy international organizations
environmental groups
local communities
gptkbp:platform gptkb:Law_840
gptkbp:projectedEconomicImpact water pollution
job creation
foreign investment
loss of biodiversity
environmental degradation
social unrest
impact on society
land expropriation
tourism boost
controversy over sovereignty
impact on tourism
impact on agriculture
international scrutiny
impact on transportation
impact on fisheries
impact on indigenous peoples
impact on economy
impact on environment
impact on infrastructure
impact on water supply
increase in trade
possible corruption
potential debt risk
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Nicaraguan_government
gptkbp:purpose connect Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
gptkbp:scheduledMonth 2014
gptkbp:status suspended
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Daniel_Ortega
gptkb:Nicaraguan_government
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brito,_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7