India to Monitor China’s Mega Tibet Dam Plan

India's foreign ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal told reporters on January 3, 2025 that New Delhi is concerned about China's proposed mega dam project in Tibet. Image via the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.

India said Friday it had raised concerns with China about a planned mega hydropower dam construction upstream in Tibet, saying it will “monitor and take necessary measures to protect our interests.”

If built, the dam would dwarf the record-breaking Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in central China, which would potentially have a serious impact on millions of people downstream in India and Bangladesh.

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