Brahmaputra dam

There are growing worries about the possible effects on downstream areas of India, especially Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, of China's continuous push for massive hydropower projects, especially the dam project. Concerns have been raised by Neeraj Singh Manhas, Advisor at the Parley Policy Initiative, regarding China's dam project on the Yarlung Tsangpo river, which changes its name to the Brahmaputra as it enters India. He said that China has long been preparing a massive project on the Yarlung Tsangpo River. As it enters Assam, Yarlung Tsangpo is referred to as Brahmaputra. Manhas went on to say that although China might…