Context:
Brahmaputra dam will not affect India, Bangladesh said China.
- Major Concern:
- The $137 billion dam location is also located at an ecologically-fragile Himalayan area, close at the same time to a boundary of a tectonic plate.
- Tectonic plates are large, irregular shaped slabs of solid rock that is located up the Earth’s crust.
- The $137 billion dam location is also located at an ecologically-fragile Himalayan area, close at the same time to a boundary of a tectonic plate.
Key Highlights:
- China has established and estimates worth $137 billion the construction on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet of world’s largest dam.
- This Brahmaputra Dam is encompassed in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) of China, as well as National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035.
India’s Plan on Brahmaputra River:
Govt Plans India’s Second-Largest Dam On Brahmaputra at Yingkiong In Arunachal Pradesh, To Counter China’s River Diversion Plans
- Budget Estimate
- Estimated to cost Rs 50,000 crore
The Brahmaputra
The Brahmaputra, a trans-boundary river which flows through Southwestern China, Northeastern India, and Bangladesh. It is the 9th largest river by discharge and 15th longest, also known as Luit in Assamese, Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali.
