China claims world’s largest dam in Tibet will prevent disasters along Yarlung river

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, July 24: China has defended the construction of a massive hydropower dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, known as the Brahmaputra in India, calling it a sovereign initiative to boost clean energy, enhance disaster mitigation, and promote ecological conservation. The project, officially launched on Saturday in Medog County of Nyingchi prefecture, in Tibet’s traditional U-Tsang province, is set to become the world’s largest hydroelectric dam and is located just miles from India’s Arunachal Pradesh border.

Speaking at a regular press conference on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun said, “To build the hydropower project in the lower reaches of the Yarl...

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