With the Tibetan region’s seismic vulnerability due to tectonic plate activity, such mega-dam projects could exacerbate risks ...
On Dec. 25, Beijing announced it would build a dam on Tibet’s longest river, which Beijing calls the Yarlung Zangbo.
Just as ties seemed to be on the mend, a US$137 billion hydropower behemoth on the Yarlung Tsangpo River threatens to muddy ...
China plans to build the world’s largest dam on a river that originates in Tibet but flows down through India and Bangladesh ...
China’s proposed 60GW dam at the ‘Great Bend’ of the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet may have its roots in the country’s internal ...
In the absence of a water-sharing treaty, we are in a vulnerable position, but a dam for a dam is not in our best interest ...
But China’s Medog project on the ‘Great Bend’ of the Yarlung Tsangpo river — the upstream part of the Brahmaputra river — is ...
A gigantic hydroelectric project is predicted to provide power for more than 300 million homes when it is completed - but it ...
The Medog Dam will be built across the Brahmaputra river and is expected to generate an enormous 300 billion kilowatt-hours ...
Former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Nabam Tuki urges the Indian government to address concerns with China regarding its ...
India’s concerns over the mega dam include Chinese control over the flow of water to India, threat to ecological balance and ...
The dam will be built close to China’s border with India. The Yarlung Zangbo, known outside China as the Yarlung Tsangpo, becomes the Brahmaputra when it flows into India’s Arunachal Pradesh. The ...