On December 25, the People’s Republic of China approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung ...

The Lhasa block is a key geological region in southern Tibet, bounded by the Bangong-Nujiang suture zone in the north and the Indus Yarlung Zangbo suture zone in the south, reports India Today.

The 300 billion kWh dam will run along 31 miles of the Yarlung Zangbo River, close to the Indian border, but the plans have raised concerns in the region about the environmental impact.

China's construction of a hydropower project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River has undergone rigorous scientific assessment, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun ...

China has granted approval for the development of the ‘world's largest hydropower dam’ in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet, reported Reuters. The implications of this ...

On Dec. 25, Beijing announced it would build a dam on Tibet’s longest river, which Beijing calls the Yarlung Zangbo. The project, which will generate an estimated 300 billion kilowatt hours of ...

BEIJING -- The Chinese government has approved the construction of a hydropower project in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River. The project will play a positive role in accelerating the ...