India concerned about China increased hydro electricity on upstream rivers

TTO - India announced that it is considering a 10GW hydroelectric project in an eastern state, after informati...

TTO - India announced that it is considering a 10GW hydroelectric project in an eastern state, after information that China will build many dams on the Brahmaputra River, or Yarlung Tsangbo River in China.

The dam built by China on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet - Photo: WION

 

Nowadays, Sino-Indian diplomatic relations are still strained, with soldiers on both sides trapped in some degree of fighting in the western Himalayan border.

On November 30, China's national media reported that the country would increase capacity

In recent years, hydropower projects on major rivers in Asia have become increasingly the source of regional tensions.

In Southeast Asia, China is facing charges of building a series of hydroelectric dams in the upper Mekong. These projects are believed to cause severe drought in downstream countries.

 

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