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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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China Begins Construction Of Mega-Dam On Brahmaputra River In Tibet
China started building a mega-dam Saturday on a river running through Tibet and India, with Premier Li Qiang attending the commencement ceremony, state media said.
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China's Mega Dam Near Arunachal Will Be Ticking Water Bomb: Chief Minister
China's mega dam being built near the Arunachal Pradesh border will be a ticking "water bomb", an existential threat and a bigger issue than anything else apart from the military threat, the state's Chief Minister Pema Khandu has said.
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Centre Has Taken Note Of China's Announcement Of Mega Dam Project: Minister
The Union government has "taken note" of China's announcement of a mega dam project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo (upper reaches of the Brahmaputra) river in the Tibet Autonomous Region, the Centre informed Parliament on Thursday.
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Arunachal Chief Minister Reveals Siang River Barrage Plan To Counter Chinese Dam
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday warned the state Assembly of environmental disasters, including floods, for his state and neighbouring Assam if India does not respond to China's mega dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River.
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Arunachal Pradesh On Alert After Tibet Landslide Creates Another Artificial Dam
There is a possibility of floods in the Siang River if the artificial dam formed by the landslide in the Yarlung Tsangpo River is breached, according to officials in Arunachal Pradesh. Upper Siang district collector Duly Kamduk said in a circular today that the department of disaster management had informed the district administration about the lan...
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No Flood Threat Due To Artificial Lake In Arunachal, Assam, Says China
China today said the flood situation in Yarlung Tsangpo River, known as Siang in India, has returned to normal, which had arisen due to the formation of an artificial lake created by a landslide and blocking its main steam in Tibet, posing a threat to India's northeastern states.
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Arunachal, Assam On Alert As Tibet Landslide Causes Siang River To Swell
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are on high alert after China informed India about a possible flood situation because of a landslide in Tibet. Beijing, under the 'Emergency Information Sharing Mechanism' with India, informed New Delhi that a landslide has blocked one of the major rivers in Tibet leading to the formation of an artificial lake.
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Arunachal, Assam At Flood Risk As Artificial Lake In China Breaches
The governments of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam have issued a high alert of possible flash floods in the two northeastern states after China informed India on Friday that a landslide has blocked a section of a Yarlung Tsangpo river in the Tibet region, that flows into Arunachal Pradesh as Siang and further downstream in Assam as the Brahmaputra.
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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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China Begins Construction Of Mega-Dam On Brahmaputra River In Tibet
China started building a mega-dam Saturday on a river running through Tibet and India, with Premier Li Qiang attending the commencement ceremony, state media said.
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China's Mega Dam Near Arunachal Will Be Ticking Water Bomb: Chief Minister
China's mega dam being built near the Arunachal Pradesh border will be a ticking "water bomb", an existential threat and a bigger issue than anything else apart from the military threat, the state's Chief Minister Pema Khandu has said.
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Centre Has Taken Note Of China's Announcement Of Mega Dam Project: Minister
The Union government has "taken note" of China's announcement of a mega dam project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo (upper reaches of the Brahmaputra) river in the Tibet Autonomous Region, the Centre informed Parliament on Thursday.
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Arunachal Chief Minister Reveals Siang River Barrage Plan To Counter Chinese Dam
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday warned the state Assembly of environmental disasters, including floods, for his state and neighbouring Assam if India does not respond to China's mega dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River.
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Arunachal Pradesh On Alert After Tibet Landslide Creates Another Artificial Dam
There is a possibility of floods in the Siang River if the artificial dam formed by the landslide in the Yarlung Tsangpo River is breached, according to officials in Arunachal Pradesh. Upper Siang district collector Duly Kamduk said in a circular today that the department of disaster management had informed the district administration about the lan...
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No Flood Threat Due To Artificial Lake In Arunachal, Assam, Says China
China today said the flood situation in Yarlung Tsangpo River, known as Siang in India, has returned to normal, which had arisen due to the formation of an artificial lake created by a landslide and blocking its main steam in Tibet, posing a threat to India's northeastern states.
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Arunachal, Assam On Alert As Tibet Landslide Causes Siang River To Swell
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are on high alert after China informed India about a possible flood situation because of a landslide in Tibet. Beijing, under the 'Emergency Information Sharing Mechanism' with India, informed New Delhi that a landslide has blocked one of the major rivers in Tibet leading to the formation of an artificial lake.
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Arunachal, Assam At Flood Risk As Artificial Lake In China Breaches
The governments of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam have issued a high alert of possible flash floods in the two northeastern states after China informed India on Friday that a landslide has blocked a section of a Yarlung Tsangpo river in the Tibet region, that flows into Arunachal Pradesh as Siang and further downstream in Assam as the Brahmaputra.
