China hydropower company plans first downstream dam on Brahmaputra

Chinese authorities have given the go-ahead for a hydropower company to construct the first downstream dam on the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra river, or Yarlung Zangbo as it is known in Tibet, marking a new phase in China’s hydropower exploitation of the river with potential ramifications for India, The Hindu reports.

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