• About Us
  • Copyright Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Authors
  • Career
  • Contact Us
Assamese |   Bengali |  
Thursday, April 22, 2021
NORTHEAST NOW
  • HOME
  • NORTH EAST
    • Assam
    • Meghalaya
    • Tripura
    • Mizoram
    • Manipur
    • Nagaland
    • Arunachal
    • Sikkim
  • Neighbours
    • Nepal
    • Bhutan
    • China
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Environment
  • Citizen Journalists
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • NORTH EAST
    • Assam
    • Meghalaya
    • Tripura
    • Mizoram
    • Manipur
    • Nagaland
    • Arunachal
    • Sikkim
  • Neighbours
    • Nepal
    • Bhutan
    • China
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Environment
  • Citizen Journalists
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
NORTHEAST NOW
Assamese
Home Northeast News Arunachal

China approves building dams on downstream of Brahmaputra River in Tibet

India has expressed concerns to China over the four planned dams on the upper and middle reaches.

NE NOW NEWS by NE NOW NEWS
March 9, 2021 3:07 pm
China approves building dams on downstream of Brahmaputra River in Tibet
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

For the first time, China has approved building of dams in the downstream of Brahmaputra or Yarlung Tsangpo River (as known in Tibet).

The dams would be built in the downstream of Brahmaputra River in Tibet region under Chinese control.

The approval of building of the dams was mentioned in the draft five-year plan (2021-25) of China.

The draft plan talks about building hydropower bases on the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra River as among the priority energy projects to be undertaken in the next five years.

According to The Hindu, the dam projects in the draft plan suggests that Chinese authorities have given the green light to begin tapping the lower reaches of Brahmaputra River for the first time.

The draft outline of the new Five-Year Plan was submitted before the National People’s Congress (NPC) on March 5.

Also read: Assam Assembly elections 2021: Raijor Dal announces third list of candidates, changes Chabua candidate

The draft five-year plan would formally be approved before the NPC session ends on Thursday (March 11).

China should aim to begin construction within the year on the giant hydropower project, a senior Tibetan Communist Party official was quoted as saying on Monday.

China approves building dams on downstream of Brahmaputra River in Tibet 1

Meanwhile, in India, apprehensions are high that the Chinese projects may disrupt flow of the River Brahmaputra downstream and even result in flash floods.

India has expressed concerns to China over the four planned dams on the upper and middle reaches.

Also read: Ex-CM Prafulla Kumar Mahanta not to contest Assam Assembly elections 2021

NORTHEAST NOW

Northeast Now is a multi-app based hyper-regional bilingual news portal. Led by a group of professionals, the digital news platform covers every inch of the eight states of northeast India and the five neighbouring countries. It is the first of its kind new media initiative in the northeast, and is based in Guwahati. As the political dynamics in the northeast is intricate and fluid, Northeast Now is always politically neutral.

 
Our Properties
 
  • NORTHEAST NOW ASSAMESE
  • NORTHEAST JOBS
  • NORTHEAST TENDERS
  • INNFINITY
  • About Us
  • Copyright Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Authors
  • Career
  • Contact Us

© 2019 - Maintained by EZEN Software & Technology Pvt. Ltd

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • NORTH EAST
    • Assam
    • Meghalaya
    • Tripura
    • Mizoram
    • Manipur
    • Nagaland
    • Arunachal
    • Sikkim
  • Neighbours
    • Nepal
    • Bhutan
    • China
    • Myanmar
    • Bangladesh
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Environment
  • Citizen Journalists
  • Opinion

© 2019 - Maintained by EZEN Software & Technology Pvt. Ltd