China has claimed the project to have a dam across the Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) river in its own territory would have no ‘negative impact’ in the lower reaches – that is India and Bangladesh. The Tsangpo flows from Tibet into India and then to Bangladesh before joining the Bay of Bengal.

India warned China of far-reaching consequences if it tried to build a dam on Brahmaputra River without consulting India, which has established rights on using waters of the river. | One of India's leading Digital News Agency offering Breaking News round the clock.

Xinhua quoted an official statement to report that the Chinese government had approved the construction of a hydropower project in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo river, the Tibetan name for t

China announced that it is building the world's largest dam in Tibet - even larger than the Three Gorges Dam, which according to NASA, has slowed the Earth's rotation by 0.06 seconds. The new dam will be built on the Brahmaputra river.

India has expressed concerns over China’s plan to build a mega dam on the Brahmaputra river in Tibet, emphasizing the need for transparency and consultation with downstream states. The project, estimated at USD 137 billion,

Concerns have been raised that the Chinese dam could negatively affect the ecological balance of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, through which the Brahmaputra River flows.

Sources said India was not informed by the Chinese side about the construction of the Brahmaputra dam project, which is the convention between the two countries, and learnt of it from media reports – the project is to cost an estimated $137 billion.

MEA also said that India has expressed its concern to China over the hydropower project on the Brahmaputra in Tibet, urging it to ensure the interests of the downstream states are not affected.

India has expressed concerns about China's planned mega dam on the Brahmaputra River, urging Beijing to consider downstream impacts. India is monitoring the situation and has called for transparency and consultation with downstream countries,

"We have seen the information released by Xinhua on 25 December 2024 regarding a hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. As a lower riparian state with established user rights to the waters of the river,

Chinese officials say that hydropower projects in Tibet will not have a major impact on the environment or on downstream water supplies.