A bend of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Metuo county, Tibet on Sept. 15. Photo: VCG
BEIJING: The massive economic stimulus and boost to clean power from a 1.2 trillion yuan mega-dam in Tibet has proven alluring enough for Chinese leaders to set aside concerns about potential damage to biodiversity and relations with India.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang launched construction of the hydropower project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river on Saturday, and unveiled the China Yajiang Group, a new company that will be charged with managing the dam’s development, according to Xinhua News Agency.
