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China has started work on the controversial Mega-Dam project in Tibet. 1.2T RMB investment planned here & will construct 5 cascading power stations along the way. https://t.co/jYWa2R5Dze
China launched construction of a 1.2 trillion yuan dam project in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet on Saturday, according to Xinhua News Agency https://t.co/vk02jl9TYn
Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced Saturday the start of the construction of a hydropower project in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River. Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the https://t.co/t0x0EcdakV
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has described China's construction of the world's largest dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River near the Arunachal Pradesh border as a "ticking water bomb," posing an existential threat to India. He emphasized that this water infrastructure project represents a greater danger than military threats. Khandu highlighted concerns over China's lack of participation in any international water treaties related to the dam. The project, also known as the Great Bend Dam, has raised apprehensions about potential downstream impacts on India's northeastern region. The dam's lock gates and the secretive nature of the construction have further intensified worries about water security and regional stability.
