Chinese hydroelectric power plans in Tibet threaten to destabilize the Himalayan region’s ecology and politics.

By embarking on building a super-dam, the largest ever conceived, in the seismically active Sino-Indian border region, China ...

The hydropower dam, in quake-prone Tibet, is set to be the world’s biggest. But China has said little about the project, which could affect nearby countries. By Tiffany May Isabelle Qian and ...

China's construction and operation of dams has sparked controversy as building river dams and artificial reservoirs causes ...

China's ambitious plan to build the world's largest hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra River has ignited controversy, raising ...

China’s plan to build the dam in Medog County, potentially utilising the Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon with its dramatic elevation drop of over 2,000 metres near the U Bend, raises pressing concerns.

The quake brings focus on China’s latest plan to build the World’s biggest dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet, very close to the Indian territory of Arunachal Pradesh. Tibetan region ...

“The project raises concerns about the risks of flooding and structural collapse ... can all compromise dam integrity,” he said. The Yarlung Zangbo River flows from China to India and ...

A big worry is that the dam will diminish the flow of water into India — China may build a monstrous reservoir and divert the water to other parts of that country. Lt Gen Palepu Ravi Shankar ...

On December 25, the People’s Republic of China approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet at a site near the "Great Bend" close to the ...

In the absence of a water-sharing treaty, we are in a vulnerable position, but a dam for a dam is not in our best interest either ...