China has approved what is set to become the biggest hydropower dam complex in the world, capable of producing nearly three ...
The project has stoked concerns about displacement and environmental impact downstream in India and Bangladesh.
China has approved a $137,000,000,000 project to build the most powerful hydro dam - but the move has left people concerned.
The earthquake in Tibet not only caused significant destruction but also intensified concerns about the safety of the ...
Millions could be without water as Tibet is set to become home to the world’s most ambitious individual infrastructure project The dam in the lower area of the Yarlung Zangbo River could ...
The new $137-billion dam project could risk geological disasters and impact the flow of water from China to India ...
The Yarlung Zangbo river is seen during a government ... At least four 20km-long tunnels must be drilled through the Namcha Barwa mountain to divert half of the river’s flow to harness its ...
"With the Yarlung Tsangpo River dropping nearly 2,000 metres as it winds around the Namcha Barwa [mountain] and through the Grand Canyon, this area offers one of the world's most favourable ...
China has approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam, stoking concerns about displacement of communities in Tibet and environmental impacts downstream in India and Bangladesh.
Reports indicate that the colossal development would require at least four 20km-long tunnels to be drilled through the Namcha Barwa mountain, diverting the flow of the Yarlung Tsangpo, Tibet's ...
China is building the world’s largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River which raises concerns about the environment ...