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News Topical, Digital Desk : China on Wednesday defended the start of dam construction on the Brahmaputra river in the ecologically sensitive Tibet region, saying it will have no impact on India and Bangladesh. India is keeping a close watch on the construction of the world's largest hydroelectric dam.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday announced the start of construction of a dam on the downstream of the Brahmaputra river, locally known as Yarlung Zangbo, at Nyingchi town near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Arunachal Pradesh sector.
More than 300 billion kilowatt hours of electricity will be produced
On India and Bangladesh's concerns about the dam, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said that the project will not have any negative impact on the downstream areas. The dam is expected to generate more than 300 billion kilowatt hours of electricity every year, enough to meet the annual needs of more than 300 million people.
Guo said China has held necessary communication with both countries on the project. China has already commissioned the $1.5 billion Zem Hydropower Station, the largest in Tibet, in 2015, raising concerns in India.
At the same time, Chinese envoy to Bangladesh Yao Wen has assured that their dam is only for power generation and it will not affect the water flow in the downstream countries. A media report quoted him as saying, "China will neither extract nor use water from this project."
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