On Dec. 25, Beijing announced it would build a dam on Tibet’s longest river, which Beijing calls the Yarlung Zangbo.
China's Three Gorges Dam, a colossal structure towering at over 600 feet and ... Constructing such an immense dam in this ...
Estimated $137-billion hydroelectric project, which would be three times larger than China's Three Gorges Dam, has raised ...
Nobody knows where exactly the dam will be built ... per cent of the water is from China. Further down, the Brahmaputra is joined by some 50 tributaries, big and small. The northern tributaries ...
KOHAT: A small dam nearing its completion is expected to irrigate 2,200 acres of land and also resolve the water shortage problem in the mountainous Shakardarra, which is rich in oil and gas wealth.
When one nation tries to control the lifeblood of millions in neighbouring countries, as China could with the Yarlung Zangbo mega-dam, the consequences for South Asia could be far-reaching.
The dam will be built on a river in Tibet called the Yarlung Tsangpo, with construction carried out by the government-owned Power Construction Corporation of China. It will not only be one of China's ...
CHINA has given the green light to plans for the world's largest hydropower dam, despite protests from neighbouring countries. Millions could be without water as Tibet is set to become home to the ...
China has approved the construction of a hydropower dam in Tibet that is set to be the largest of its kind in the world once complete. The 300 billion kWh dam will run along 31 miles of the ...
One of humanity's largest ever projects is slowing down the spin of the Earth, making our days slightly longer. Work on China ...
Chinese officials say that hydropower projects in Tibet will not have a major impact on the environment or on downstream water supplies.