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Why China's New Mega Dam On Brahmaputra Is Worrying India
China is building the world's largest hydroelectric dam in the lower parts of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet, about 50 kilometres from the border with India.
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How China's 'Risky, Dangerous' Brahmaputra Mega Dam Could Impact India
China is building one of its largest and most contentious infrastructure projects to date, a vast hydropower system on the Yarlung Tsangpo river that could have far-reaching consequences for India and neighbouring countries.
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India's $77 Billion Hydro Plan As China Builds Upstream Dam
India's power planning authority has drawn up a Rs 6.4 trillion ($77 billion) transmission plan to move more than 76 gigawatts of hydroelectric capacity from the Brahmaputra basin by 2047 to meet rising electricity demand.
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"Water Bomb Against India": BJP MP On China Building World's Largest Dam
China's announcement of constructing the world's largest dam was like a 'water bomb' which would have a devastating downstream impact on northeastern India and Bangladesh, BJP Lok Sabha member from Arunachal Pradesh Tapir Gao claimed here on Tuesday.
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China Could Use It As "Water Bomb": Arunachal Chief Minister On Dam Project
After Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu has raised concern about China's plan to construct the largest hydropower dam in eastern Tibet, warning that it could be used by Beijing as a "water bomb".
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"Siang Dam Will Counter Chinese Dam In Tibet": Arunachal Deputy Chief Minister
China has approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet on the Yarlung Tsangbo River which turns left and flows through Arunachal Pradesh and is called Siang in the state, then Brahmaputra in Assam.
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As China Plans World's Largest Dam On Brahmaputra, India Sends A Reminder
Last week China announced that it is building the world's largest dam in Tibet - even larger than the Three Gorges Dam, which according to NASA, has slowed the Earth's rotation by 0.06 seconds. The new dam will be built on the Brahmaputra river.
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"China's Planned Dam Will Make Brahmaputra Ecosystem Fragile": Himanta Sarma
China's plan to build a mega dam on the Brahmaputra could make the entire ecosystem that depends on the river fragile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma warned on Wednesday, adding that India has already communicated its concern to Beijing.
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World's Second-Largest Hydropower Dam Goes Live In China
China began operating the world's second-largest hydropower station on Monday in what officials hailed as a milestone towards Beijing's carbon neutrality goals, despite warnings of environmental damage
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China Approves Large New Upstream Dam Project On The Yangtze River
China has approved construction of one of its tallest dams, a 239-metre (784-foot) hydroelectric structure on the upstream section of its longest river, the Yangtze, the state planning agency said on Tuesday.
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'China's Focus On Dams On Tibetan Rivers Instead Of Brahmaputra': Report
China, which is constructing many hydropower projects in Tibet, plans to focus on dam building on rivers close to its provinces and not on the Brahmaputra which sparked concerns in India, Chinese media reported today.
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China Justifies Dam On Brahmaputra, Says It Won't Affect India
Justifying its move to blockade a tributary of the Brahmaputra to construct a dam, China today sought to allay apprehensions that it would effect the river flow into India saying that there will be no adverse impact on downstream areas.
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China's Three Gorges Dam 'Breaks World Hydropower Record'
China's Three Gorges dam has broken the world record for annual hydroelectric power production, more than a decade after it became the world's largest power plant, its operator said.
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China's Mega-Dam in Tibet Begins Operations, India Watches Closely
China has begun generating electricity from Tibet's biggest ever hydro-power project, the latest dam development on Himalayan rivers that has prompted concern in India.
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About 60,000 could lose homes for controversial China dams
China expects 60,000 people to lose their homes in the remote southwest if a series of four dams along the country's last free-flowing river gets the go-ahead, a local official said on Thursday in the first government estimate for relocations.
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Why China's New Mega Dam On Brahmaputra Is Worrying India
China is building the world's largest hydroelectric dam in the lower parts of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet, about 50 kilometres from the border with India.
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How China's 'Risky, Dangerous' Brahmaputra Mega Dam Could Impact India
China is building one of its largest and most contentious infrastructure projects to date, a vast hydropower system on the Yarlung Tsangpo river that could have far-reaching consequences for India and neighbouring countries.
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India's $77 Billion Hydro Plan As China Builds Upstream Dam
India's power planning authority has drawn up a Rs 6.4 trillion ($77 billion) transmission plan to move more than 76 gigawatts of hydroelectric capacity from the Brahmaputra basin by 2047 to meet rising electricity demand.
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"Water Bomb Against India": BJP MP On China Building World's Largest Dam
China's announcement of constructing the world's largest dam was like a 'water bomb' which would have a devastating downstream impact on northeastern India and Bangladesh, BJP Lok Sabha member from Arunachal Pradesh Tapir Gao claimed here on Tuesday.
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China Could Use It As "Water Bomb": Arunachal Chief Minister On Dam Project
After Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu has raised concern about China's plan to construct the largest hydropower dam in eastern Tibet, warning that it could be used by Beijing as a "water bomb".
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"Siang Dam Will Counter Chinese Dam In Tibet": Arunachal Deputy Chief Minister
China has approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet on the Yarlung Tsangbo River which turns left and flows through Arunachal Pradesh and is called Siang in the state, then Brahmaputra in Assam.
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As China Plans World's Largest Dam On Brahmaputra, India Sends A Reminder
Last week China announced that it is building the world's largest dam in Tibet - even larger than the Three Gorges Dam, which according to NASA, has slowed the Earth's rotation by 0.06 seconds. The new dam will be built on the Brahmaputra river.
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"China's Planned Dam Will Make Brahmaputra Ecosystem Fragile": Himanta Sarma
China's plan to build a mega dam on the Brahmaputra could make the entire ecosystem that depends on the river fragile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma warned on Wednesday, adding that India has already communicated its concern to Beijing.
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World's Second-Largest Hydropower Dam Goes Live In China
China began operating the world's second-largest hydropower station on Monday in what officials hailed as a milestone towards Beijing's carbon neutrality goals, despite warnings of environmental damage
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China Approves Large New Upstream Dam Project On The Yangtze River
China has approved construction of one of its tallest dams, a 239-metre (784-foot) hydroelectric structure on the upstream section of its longest river, the Yangtze, the state planning agency said on Tuesday.
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'China's Focus On Dams On Tibetan Rivers Instead Of Brahmaputra': Report
China, which is constructing many hydropower projects in Tibet, plans to focus on dam building on rivers close to its provinces and not on the Brahmaputra which sparked concerns in India, Chinese media reported today.
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China Justifies Dam On Brahmaputra, Says It Won't Affect India
Justifying its move to blockade a tributary of the Brahmaputra to construct a dam, China today sought to allay apprehensions that it would effect the river flow into India saying that there will be no adverse impact on downstream areas.
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China's Three Gorges Dam 'Breaks World Hydropower Record'
China's Three Gorges dam has broken the world record for annual hydroelectric power production, more than a decade after it became the world's largest power plant, its operator said.
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China's Mega-Dam in Tibet Begins Operations, India Watches Closely
China has begun generating electricity from Tibet's biggest ever hydro-power project, the latest dam development on Himalayan rivers that has prompted concern in India.
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About 60,000 could lose homes for controversial China dams
China expects 60,000 people to lose their homes in the remote southwest if a series of four dams along the country's last free-flowing river gets the go-ahead, a local official said on Thursday in the first government estimate for relocations.
