ONLINE REPORT: After tensions and clashes on the India-China border, another war is now brewing. The reason for the current tension is the construction of a ‘super dam’ which has no precedent in the world. Is. According to a BBC report, some people in India have expressed concern that if China builds such a large dam near the Indian border, it could use it as a weapon. China has announced plans to build a dam on the Yerlang Dangbo River, which flows out of Tibet. The dam is said to have more power generation capacity than any other project in the world. According to some estimates, it has a generating capacity of more than 70,000 megawatts per hour, which is three times the current world’s largest power generation, the Three Gorges Dam. Global Times quotes Yan Xiang, chairman of the Power Construction Corporation of China
There is no precedent for such a project in the world. India has taken a cautious stance after China’s announcement of construction on the Erlang Dongbo River, saying only that it is keeping an eye on the news regarding the construction of the dam. ۔ The Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman said that India has been continuously conveying its concerns and views to the Chinese government and has been urging China to ensure that none of its projects affect the interests of neighboring countries. ۔ However, a few days after the announcement of the construction of the dam by China, an official of the Indian Ministry of Water said that India was also considering building a large dam on the Brahmaputra so that China’s dam could be built. The Yerlang Dangbo River is known in India as the Brahmaputra and flows from India to Bangladesh from where it enters the sea.