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China's first downstream dams on Brahmaputra - Daily Current Affairs 2021
China's first downstream dams on Brahmaputra

Why is it in news?
  • China’s new Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) has given the green light for the first dams to be built on the lower reaches of Yarlung Zangbo (Brahmaputra).
Details:
  • The lower reaches refer to the sections of the river in Tibet before it flows into India.
  • The Chinese authorities have given the go-ahead to begin tapping the lower reaches for the first time.
  • The project is also listed along with the Sichuan-Tibet railway and the national water network.
  • The development marks a new chapter in the hydropower exploitation of the river.
Source: The Hindu.
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 8th Mar 2021
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