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2:40 PM With Beijing’s ambitious new plan to construct a mega-hydropower plant, tensions between the two Asian giants are expected to rise. The structure would cross the Brahmaputra River until it leaves the Himalayas and flows into India, straddling the world’s longest and deepest canyon at an altitude of more than 1,500 metres (4,900 feet). The Tibetan local government signed a “strategic partnership deal” with PowerChina, a state-owned construction company that specialises in hydroelectric projects, in October of last year. A month later, Yan Zhiyong, the C...

China's Plan For Mega Dam In Tibet Raises Concern In India The structure will span the Brahmaputra River before the waterway leaves the Himalayas and flows into India, straddling the world's longest and deepest canyon at an altitude of more than 4,900 feet. Updated: April 11, 2021 9:14 am IST The river, known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, is also home to 2 other projects far upstream. Beijing: China is planning a mega dam in Tibet able to produce triple the electricity generated by the Three Gorges -- the world's largest power station -- stoking fears among environmentalists and in ...

China's plans for Himalayan super dam stoke fears in India Toggle share menu Advertisement China's plans for Himalayan super dam stoke fears in India The structure will span the Brahmaputra River before the waterway leaves the Himalayas and flows into India, straddling the world's longest and deepest canyon. (Photo: AFP) 11 Apr 2021 11:42AM Share this content Bookmark BEIJING: China is planning a mega dam in Tibet able to produce triple the electricity generated by the Three Gorges - the world's largest power station - stoking fears among environmentalists and ...

Five new species of wild animals discovered in SW China’s Tibet Autonomous Region Ji Yuqiao Published: Apr 11, 2021 07:28 PM White-cheek macaque Photo: screenshot of video posted on Sina Weibo Five new animal species of wild animals have been discovered in Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, sparking the excitement of Chinese netizens about the ecology of the region. The discovery of the five new species was the result of an eight-year investigation of the terrestrial wildlife in the autonomous region carried out by Tibet's Regional Forestry and Grassland Bureau. Covering an area of...

Explained: Why China’s New Dam On Brahmaputra May Not Cause Water Shortage In Northeast But Is Still A Concern For India  by Swarajya Staff - Mar 14, 2021 07:02 AM Yarlung River  Snapshot The fear that the construction of a dam in Tibet would choke off the Brahmaputra and cause severe water shortages in India’s northeast is not based on facts. The Brahmaputra is not entirely dependent on upstream flows from Tibet. China's toothless supreme legislative body, the National People's Congress (NPC), on Friday approved the outline of its 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), which invol...