China begins to build the largest dam in the world by firing fears in India

Chinese authorities have begun to build what would be the world’s largest hydropower in Tibetan territory, in a project that caused problems with India and Bangladesh.

Chinese Prime Minister Lee Ten was in charge of the ceremony, which celebrates the beginning of construction on the Ilung Tsangpo River on Saturday, local media reported.

The river flows through the Tibetan plateau, as well as the two countries of South Asia. The project attracted criticism for the potential influence on millions of Indians and Bangladesh, who live down, as well as the environment and local Tibetans.

Beijing said development prioritize in environmental protection and increase local prosperity.

Upon completion of the Yuan’s $ 12 billion project ($ 1.67 billion; 1.25 billion pounds) – also known as the Motuo Hydropower Station – will overtake the three -Grzha Platine as the world’s largest and can create three times more energy.

Experts and officials noted the concern that the new dam will allow China to control or distract the cross-border Tsangpo Jugpo, which crosses the South to Arunachal-Pradesh and ASAM, as well as Bangladesh, where it feeds in the brush and jaman rivers.

The 2020 report, published by the Institute based in Australia, states that “control over these rivers (on the Tibetan Plateau) effectively gives China a thought of India’s economy.”

In an interview with PTI news agency Earlier this month, Chief Minister Arunachal, Passes Pem Hand, expressed concern that Hajan and Brahmaputra could “dry out” after the dam was completed.

He added that the platinum “would cause an existential threat to our tribes and our livelihoods. This is quite serious because China can even use it as a” water bomb “.

“Let’s say the dam is built, and they suddenly released the water, our whole belt will be destroyed,” he said. “In particular, the tribe is one and similar groups … they see all their property, land and especially human life, suffer from devastating consequences.”

In January, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India stated that they expressed concern in China over the influence of mega-Dam and called on Beijing to “ensure the interests of the state states” were not affected. They also emphasized that “the need for transparency and consultation with the countries.”

India plans to build a hydropower platinum on the Seng River, which will act as a buffer against spices from China’s dam and prevent floods in its areas.

Earlier, the Chinese Foreign Ministry responded to India, saying that in 2020 China had a “legal right” to the river fee and considered the consequences down on the current.

Bangladesh also expressed concern in China about the project, and officials in February sent a letter to Beijing asking for additional information about the Platin.

The Chinese authorities have long looked at the hydropower potential of the platinum in the autonomous region of Tibet.

It is in a massive canyon, which is said to be the deepest and the longest in the world on the land, on the site where the laborer tsangpo – the longest Tibet river – makes a sharp reversal around Harry Nascha Barva.

In the process of accepting this turn – which was called “big bending” – the river lowers hundreds of meters to height.

Earlier, the reports said that the authorities planned to drill several tunnels 20 km across the mountain, with which they would distract part of the river.

Over the weekend in the Xinhua report, Lee Ten said that the engineers would carry out a “hard” work and “divert the water through the tunnels” to build five cascading power plants.

Xinhua also said that the electricity of the hydropower dam would be transferred mainly from the region, which will be used elsewhere while accepting Tibet’s needs.

China is looking at steep valleys and powerful rivers in rural west – where Tibetan territories are located – to create mega -dams and hydropower stations that can support hungry electricity in the country. President Xi Jinping personally pushed this in politics called “Xidiandongsong” or “Sending Western Electricity to the East”.

The Chinese government and state media have presented these dams as a win -win solution that reduces pollution and creates pure energy by raising rural Tibet.

But the activists say that the dam is the last example of Beijing’s Tibet and their land – and the past protests have been crushed.

Last year, the Chinese government gathered hundreds of Tibetans who protested against another dam hydropower. It ended with arrests and beating, and some people were seriously injured BBC learned through sources and proven footage.

There are also problems with the environment regarding the flood of Tibetan valleys known for their biodiversity, and the possible dangers of construction of dams in the region, filled with the troublet of the earthquake.