YICHANG, Hubei: The Three Gorges Dam remains safe from the May 12 quake that hit Sichuan province, a senior dam official said yesterday.

"The earthquake has not damaged the dam or other parts of the project," Cao Guangjing, deputy general manager of the China Three Gorges Project Corporation, told China Daily in an exclusive interview.

"The earthquake-proof capability of the Three Gorges Project is higher than national standards," Cao said.