Harnessing the Brahmaputra: Centre unveils Rs 6.4 lakh crore-hydropower plan; counters China’s upstream dam | India News

NEW DELHI: The Union government has prepared a Rs 6.4 trillion ($77 billion) transmission plan to transfer more than 76 gigawatts of hydroelectric capacity from the Brahmaputra basin by 2047 to meet rising electricity demand, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) said on Monday.In a report released on Monday, the CEA said the plan includes 208 […]

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Flow control? China starts mega-dam project on Brahmaputra in Tibet; how will it impact India

China on Saturday started building a major dam on the Brahmaputra river in southeastern Tibet near border with India. Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended the groundbreaking ceremony, news agency AFP reported citing local media. The project was approved by Beijing in December and is being linked to China’s carbon neutrality targets and development goals in […]

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China’s Brahmaputra dam | A Himalayan river threat

Originating from the icy grip of the Angsi Glacier, near the northern slopes of the Himalayas, close to Lake Manasarovar in western Tibet, the Yarlung Tsangpo—known as Siang in Arunachal Pradesh and the Brahmaputra in Assam—embarks on a long and winding 2,900 km journey. It flows eastward across the Tibetan Plateau, a seemingly calm giant, […]

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