Dam on upper reaches of Brahmaputra will not impact India, B’desh, says China

BEUING: China on Wednesday defended the launch of the construction of a dam over the Brahmaputra river in the ecologically sensitive Tibet region and allayed concerns over its impact in the lower riparian countries such as India and Bangladesh.

- Press Trust of India

It is learnt that India is keeping a close eye on the construction of what is said to be the world’s largest hydropower dam. Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday announced the start of the construction of the dam in the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra River, locally known as Yarlung Zangbo, at Nyingchi City located close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in