Will China鈥檚 mega dam in Tibet bring a water crisis to India? Study gives hint

By Stephen Chen

Will China鈥檚 mega dam in Tibet bring a water crisis to India? Study gives hint

On the Tibetan plateau, a super dam will harness the roaring river of Yarlung Tsangpo, generating triple the electricity of the Three Gorges Dam.
But politicians in India, sitting downstream, have voiced fears the dam could be a 鈥渨ater bomb鈥 exacerbating floods in monsoons, or that it could steal water in dry seasons.
Since Beijing approved the project in December last year, there have been lots of discussions, but little proof.
Now a joint study by Hohai University and China鈥檚 Ministry of Water…

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