China starts building world’s largest dam, fuelling fears in India

The Chinese authorities began building what would be the largest in the world of electrical energy in the Tibetan lands, in a project that raised fears from India and Bangladesh.

Chinese Prime Minister Lee Qiang chaired a party that determines the beginning of construction on the Yarlong Tsanbu River on Saturday, according to the local media.

The river flows through the Tibet Plateau, as well as the two states of South Asia. The project attracted criticism of its potential impact on millions of Indians and Bangladeshites who live below, as well as the surrounding environment and local Tibetan.

Beijing said that development will give priority to environmental protection and enhance local prosperity.

Upon completion, the Yuan project worth $ 12 billion ($ 1.67 billion; 1.25 billion pounds) – also known as the Motuo Energy Station – will overcome the three Gorges Dam as the largest in the world, and can generate three times more energy.

Experts and officials have signed fears that the new dam would enable China to control or convert Yarlong Tsangu over the border, which flows south to the countries of Arunatchel Pradesh and Asam in India, as well as Bangladesh, where it feeds on the Syang River, Perhamputra and Jamuna.

The 2020 report, published by the Louis Institute, which is the Australian -based research center, indicated that “control of these rivers [in the Tibetan Plateau] China effectively gives the Indian economy to suffocate. “

In an interview with PTI News Agency Earlier this month, Prime Minister of Araunatchel Pradesh Bima Khando expressed his concern that Siang and Bohamputra “could largely dry” once the dam is completed.

He added that the dam was “would cause my existence to our tribes and ways of living. It is very dangerous because China can use this as a” water bomb “.

“Let’s assume that the dam is built and suddenly launch water, and the entire Syang Belt will be destroyed,” he said. “In particular, you will see the ADI tribe and similar groups … all their properties, the land, especially human life, suffer from devastating effects.”

In January, an Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman said they expressed their concerns about China about the massive influence of the huge and urged Beijing to “ensure the interests of the estuary countries”. They also emphasized “the need for transparency and consultation with the downstream countries.”

India plans to build a hydroelectric dam on the Cyang River, which will be a buffer against sudden water issues from the China Dam and the prevention of floods in its regions.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry of India had previously responded, saying in 2020 that China had a “legitimate right” to bridge the river and looked at the effects of the river.

Bangladesh also expressed concern about China about the project, as officials in February sent a message to Beijing asking for more information about the dam.

The Chinese authorities have always been looking for the electrical power capabilities of the Al -Sadd site in the independent Tibet area.

It is in the huge valley that is said to be deeper and longer in the world on the ground, along a section where the Yarlong Tsanju River – the tallest Tibetan River – is made with a sharp rotation around the Namsha Barua Mountain.

In the process of making this turn – which is called “The Great Bend” – the river falls hundreds of meters in its height.

Previous reports indicated that the authorities planned to dig multiple tunnels of 20 km across Namcha Barwa, through which they will turn part of the river.

During the weekend, the Xinhua report on Lee Qiang’s visit said that the engineers would “correct” work and “convert water through the tunnels” to build five consecutive power stations.

Xinhua also stated that electric electricity electrical power will move mainly outside the region for use elsewhere, while meeting the Tibetan needs.

China was looking for sharp valleys and great rivers in the rural West – where the Tibetan areas are located to build a huge blog and hydroelectric power stations that could maintain the eastern capital of electricity in the country. President Xi Jinping personally pushed this in a policy called “Xidiandongsong”, or “sending western electricity east”.

The Chinese government and government media provided these dams as a profitable solution to the two sides, which reduces pollution and generates clean energy while raising the level of rural Tamitin.

But activists say that dams are the latest example of Beijing’s exploitation of Tabitin and their lands – and previous protests have been crushed.

Last year, the Chinese government gathered hundreds of Tamitin who were protesting against another hydroelectric block. It ended with arrests and beatings, as some people were seriously injured, The BBC learned through verified sources and shots.

There are also environmental concerns about the floods of the Tibetan valleys famous for their biological diversity, and the potential risks of building dams in the area of Tasham with earthquake lines.