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China will build the world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet, it may affect Bangladesh-India

China flag photo: AFP file photo

China flag photo: AFP file photo

China approves world's largest hydroelectric dam construction project With this, Beijing is embarking on an ambitious project on the eastern side of the Tibetan Plateau, which could affect millions of people in India and Bangladesh.

According to the plan, the dam will be constructed on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangpo River. According to estimates by the Power Construction Corporation of China in 2020, it is expected to produce 30 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. In other words, the production capacity of the Three Gorges Dam located in the central part of China will be more than three times. Currently, the Three Gorges Dam is known as the largest hydroelectric dam in the world.

The Yarlung Zangpo River flows through Bangladesh through Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in India as the Brahmaputra River after terminating the Tibetan border.

The project will play an important role in meeting China's goal of carbon neutrality, boosting industries such as engineering and increasing employment in Tibet, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.

The cost of building the dam is expected to exceed the cost of the Three Gorges Dam. The Three Gorges Dam cost 25,420 million yuan ($3,483 million). The cost of rehabilitating the 1.4 million people who were displaced due to the construction of the dam is also included in this calculation. The project cost more than four times what it was originally estimated to cost. However, it was initially estimated that the construction of the Three Gorges Dam will cost 5,700 million yuan.

Authorities have not yet given any indication of how many people may be displaced by the project in the Tibetan region and what impact it may have on the local ecosystem.

However, according to Chinese officials, the hydroelectric project in the Tibetan region will not have a major impact on the environment or the water supply system in the lower reaches. However, despite their claims, Bangladesh and India have expressed concern about the construction of this dam.

It is feared that the impact of this project will not only change the local ecology, but it may also change the water flow and course of the river downstream.

China has already started producing hydroelectric power upstream of the Yarlung Zangpo River, which flows from west to east in Tibet. It is planning to build more projects on the upside.


Source: Reuters Beijing

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