China Begins $167 Billion Mega-Dam Over Brahmaputra

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The project includes five cascade stations, generating up to 300 billion kWh/year, more than triple China’s Three Gorges Dam

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Built in the dramatic gorge in Nyingchi near the Arunachal Pradesh border, where the river makes a sharp U‑turn

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China states the dam supports carbon neutrality targets and regional growth, exporting power nationwide

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Downstream nations fear disruption to water flow, silt transport, agriculture, and water security

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Arunachal Pradesh’s CM warned it could be used by China as a “water bomb” in disputes

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Tribal communities may be uprooted, and sacred sites potentially submerged—echoing concerns from past Tibetan dam protests

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