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Stop the Lower Yarlung Tsangpo Hydropower Project

The Lower Yarlung Tsangpo Hydropower Project will cause irreparable damage to a world heritage site and must be stopped immediately. By Probe International A transboundary mega-dam planned for the Lower Yarlung Tsangpo region threatens to wreak havoc on the world’s deepest and longest canyon—a rare and invaluable heritage site, and home to more than half […]

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China’s Yarlung Tsangpo Great Bend mega-dam not feasible due to risks

By Fan Xiao Originally posted October 18, 2022 on the WeChat account “HeShanWuYan” (Rivers and Mountains in Silence; 河山无言). Translated by Probe International A transboundary super dam proposed for occupied Tibet, near its border with India, poses significant concerns and risks. A report by Chinese geologist Fan Xiao delves into the infeasibility of the massive development, […]