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Mega Dam on Brahmaputra – China
December 29 , 2024
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- China has approved the construction of the world's largest dam, costing $137 billion, on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet.
- This is stated to be the planet's biggest infra project.
- This hydropower project is planned in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, the Tibetan name for the Brahmaputra.
- China has already Operationalised the $1.5 billion Zam Hydropower Station, the largest in Tibet in 2015.
- The Brahmaputra River flows across the Tibetan Plateau, carving out the deepest canyon on Earth and covering a staggering vertical difference of 25,154 feet before reaching India.
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