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China on Saturday formally started the construction of the $167.8 billion dam over the Brahmaputra in Tibet, close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced the start of the construction of the dam at a groundbreaking ceremony in the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra, locally known as Yarlung Zangbo, at Nyingchi City, official media reported.
The ceremony took place at the dam site of Nyingchi’s Mainling hydropower station in the Tibet Autonomous Region, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The hydropower project, regarded as the biggest infrastructure project in the world, has raised concerns in the lower riparian countries, India and Bangladesh.
The project will consist of five hydropower stations, with a total investment estimated at around 1.2 trillion Yuan (about $167.8 billion), the report said.
According to a 2023 report, the hydropower station is expected to generate more than 300 billion kWh of electric...
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