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China to proceed with Brahmaputra mega dam despite new concerns

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China to proceed with Brahmaputra mega dam despite new concerns

Fresh concerns triggered by the devastating glacial collapse along the Nepal-China border are unlikely to sway Beijing’s plans to go ahead with the construction of a mega dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo, or the Brahmaputra River, in a seismically active region in Tibet near the border with India. On July 23,…

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India’s rights have to be well guarded and well protected: Sonowal on China’s new dam in Tibet

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India’s rights have to be well guarded and well protected: Sonowal on China’s new dam in Tibet

Sarbananda Sonowal. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Adding to the concerns expressed by Chief Ministers of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh over China’s proposed new dam over the Brahmaputra river in Tibet, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday said that India’s rights should be protected. At the second meeting of the Inland Waterways…

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