India Raises Concerns With Beijing Over Mega Dam Project in Tibet

Beijing said the dam won’t have a major effect. India and Bangladesh, both situated downstream, are concerned about the project.

Workers are seen on railway tracks at a bridge over the Yarlung Zangbo River as they work on the construction of the railroad linking Lhasa and Nyingchi, in Tibet, China, on Nov. 26, 2018. Zhao Lang/CNS via Reuters

India has raised concerns with the Chinese regime over its plan to build a hydropower dam in Tibet, India’s foreign ministry said on Jan. 3.

According to Chinese state news agency Xinhua, the recently approved dam will be built on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, which becomes the Brahmaputra River as it leaves Tibet and flows south into India’s Arunachal Pradesh and Assam states and finally into Bangladesh.