While the Dam has brought benefits such as reliable energy and flood management, it has come at a significant cost. The ...
As China counts the costs of its most punishing flood season in more than three decades, the role played by the massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam - designed to help tame the Yangtze river ...
China’s Three Gorges Dam follows the engineering achievements of the ... including reservoirs and lakes. The dam’s flood protection system holds 5,349,560 acre-feet of water in active storage. The ...
With the Tibetan region’s seismic vulnerability due to tectonic plate activity, such mega-dam projects could exacerbate risks ...
On December 25, the People’s Republic of China approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung ...
Tibet project estimated at 60GW would be nearly three times the size of China's Three Gorges Dam, pictured above ... raises concerns about the risks of flooding and structural collapse ...
India concerned over China's approval of construction of hydropower dam in Yarlung Zangbo river. Read more at ...
India has voiced concern about Beijing’s plan to build a dam in Tibet that is three times larger than China’s Three Gorges, currently the world’s largest hydropower facility.
Just as ties seemed to be on the mend, a US$137 billion hydropower behemoth on the Yarlung Tsangpo River threatens to muddy ...