China Approves Major Hydropower Dam Project Near Arunachal Pradesh

The Chinese parliament has approved the construction of a hydropower plant on the banks of Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet close to the Arunachal Pradesh border. Supported by the National People’s Congress as a part of the country’s 14th five-year plan, the dam will produce three-times hydropower than China’s Three Gorges Dam – the largest in the world. While the river flows through Arunachal, Assam and Bangladesh, the Chinese officials claim of acting "responsibly".