China begins building world’s biggest hydropower dam in seismically active Himalayan Tibet

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(TibetanReview.net, Jul20’25) – Chinese Premier Li Qiang has announced on Jul 19 the start of the construction of the world’s biggest hydropower dam over the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Metog county of Nyingchi (Tibetan: Nyingtri) prefecture, Tibet, close to the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, while taking part in a ground-breaking ceremony for the purpose. The “super dam” or “mega dam” project is seen as a serious potential danger to downstream India for a number of reasons, including geological, geostrategic, and environmental concerns.

The ground-breaking ceremony took place at the dam site of Nyingchi’s Mainling hydropower station. Representatives from various organizati...

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