A Beijing-backed geological study has raised fresh safety concerns over China's mega dam on the Brahmaputra, warning that an active fault line beneath the project could threaten its long-term structural stability.

WION Decodes | China's Brahmaputra mega dam under scanner after study warns of active fault line

World| The Brahmaputra dam project, estimated to cost around $137 billion, is located in the ecologically fragile Himalayan region along a tectonic plate boundary where earthquakes occur frequently.

China justifies move to build world’s biggest dam over Brahmaputra, says it won't affect water flow to India

It is said to be the planet's biggest infra project, which will cost USD 137 billion and could produce three times more energy than the Three Gorges Dam

China approves world's largest dam on Brahmaputra river

In its draft of the new five-year plan - China has approved dam projects on the Brahmaputra. The dams could be built on the lower reaches of the river on the Chinese side. WION's Palki tells you why India has reason to worry.

Gravitas: China wants to build dams on the Brahmaputra

India is considering a plan to build a 10 gigawatts (GW) hydropower project in a remote eastern state, an Indian official said on Tuesday, following reports that China could construct dams on a section of the Brahmaputra river.

India plans dam on Brahmaputra to offset Chinese construction upstream

China is reportedly planning to construct a major hydropower project on Brahmaputra river in Tibet, official media sources have reported on Monday. The proposal for this project was presented in the 14th Five-Year Plan, and the construction will begin from next year.

China prepares to build dam on Brahmaputra river in Tibet; India raises concern

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