China begins building the largest dam in the world in Tibet Environmental news star-news.press/wp

The project on a river that extends through Tibet and India in the direction of the river course can dwarf the three Gorges Dam upon completion.

China has started building a large group of the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet, which could become the largest electrical energy source when completed, according to Chinese officials.

The huge project in the Himalayan mountains will include five hydroelectric power stations on the river, also known as Brahmaputra, more than the river course in India, and the Jamuna River in Bangladesh.

The Chinese China News Agency reported that Prime Minister Lee Qiang attended the start of the dam on Saturday.

Beijing had planned for the project for several years, and approval was submitted in December last year, which led to the linking of development with the goals of carbon neutrality in the country and the economic goals in the Tibet region.

“The electricity generated in the first place will be transferred to other areas of consumption, while meeting the needs of local energy in Tibet,” Shinachua said after the leading celebration in the city of Ningxi, southeast of Tibet.

The project is expected to cost an estimated 1.2 trillion yuan (167.1 billion dollars).

India said in January it has raised concerns with China about the project, saying it “will monitor and take the necessary measures to protect our interests.”

The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said at the time that China “has been urged to ensure that the interests of the vulgar countries in Brahmaputra are not affected by activities in the upstream areas.”

In December, the Beijing Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the project will not have any “negative impact” in the direction of the river, adding that China “will also maintain communication with countries in the low areas” of the river.

China wiped Tibet in 1950, and built many dams on the rivers of the region, raising fears of Tamitin about the possible effects on the unique ecosystems of the Tibetan Plateau.

The vast ice rivers and the main rivers provide fresh water to 1.3 billion people in 10 countries, according to Yale E360 environmental magazine.

Yarlung Tsangpo is the highest river in the world, reaching about 5000 meters (16404 feet) above sea level, and is considered sacred to Tabitin.

The new dam is also built only 30 km (18 miles) from the vast Chinese border with India, and many are questioned, with tens of thousands of soldiers deployed on both sides.

Once built, the dam can provide up to three times the energy such as the three Gorges Dam on the Yangste River in central China.

The three Gorges Dam, which was completed in 2003, was controversially displaced about 1.4 million people.

Tibette is more than a few population, as about 2000 people were displaced to build the Yagen Energy Station in 2015, according to local media reports.