The announcement of the development of a dam on the Brahmaputra River has raised serious concerns for India and Bangladesh. However, China claimed that the project aims to speed up clean energy development and improve local people's lives.

China defends construction of world's largest hydropower dam on Brahmaputra river, Claims no downstream damage

India news: Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Jaiswal stressed that India has lodged a "solemn protest" with the Chinese side through diplomatic channels.

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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

According to reports, China has given its nod for the first downstream dams to be built on the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra River.

Reports say China has given nod for Dams on Brahmaputra

The new dam’s ability to generate hydropower could be three times that of central China’s Three Gorges Dam, which has the largest installed hydropower capacity in the world

China's super dam over Brahmaputra river may threaten India's water security

Just a couple of days after Chinese media reported on country's intention to construct Dam on Brahmaputra river in the Tibet region, India has now said that it is considering a plan of it's own to build a hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh.

Reports: India plans Dam to offset Chinese Dam upstream on Brahmaputra

According to a Chinese state media report, China is building a super dam on the river Brahmaputra near its border with India which is expected to be country's largest hydropower dam.

China building super dam on Brahmaputra river near LAC in Tibet

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

At least 18 people have died and the lives of 52 lakh others being affected as the flood situation in Assam further deteriorated. At least 32 out of 33 districts in the state have submerged under flood water with 90 percent of Kaziranga National Park rendered inundated. Watch this video to know more.

Assam floods: At least 18 killed, 4.5 million affected

Heavy monsoon rains in Assam displaced more than a million people from their homes and flash floods killed at least 11 in the past 72 hours, state authorities said on Saturday, warning the situation could worsen in the coming days. The Brahmaputra river, which flows from the Himalayas into India and then through Bangladesh, has burst its banks, swamping more than 1,800 villages in the state. Torrential rains have affected at least 25 of Assam's 32 districts and the federal water resources body said water levels in the Brahmaputra were expected to rise, with more rains forecast over the next three days.

Heavy rain and floods in Assam kill at least 11 and displace more than 1 million

At least six dead in Assam floods, 21 districts affected

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Chinese engineers are testing techniques that could be used to build a 1,000km long tunnel the world?s longest to divert water from the Brahmaputra river in Tibet close to Arunachal Pradesh to the parched Xinjiang region.

China wants to 'turn Xinjiang into California', plans 1,000km tunnel to divert Brahmaputra water

The phenomenon displaces 50,000 to 200,000 every year, says study

Bangladesh's secret disaster: Riverbank erosion eats up land, leaves people homeless