China's plan for Himalayan super dam stokes fears in India

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Note the environmental, cultural and political impacts of building a dam...

China is planning a mega dam in Tibet that is able to produce triple the electricity generated by the Three Gorges - the world's largest power station

Besides being known for seismic activity, the area also contains unique biodiversity. The dam would block the migration of fish as well as sediment flow that enriches the soil during seasonal floods downstream

We have a very rich Tibetan cultural heritage in those areas, and any dam construction would cause ecological destruction, submergence of parts of that region," he said. "Many local residents would be forced to leave their ancestral homes."....the project will encourage migration of Han Chinese workers that "gradually becomes a permanent settlement

New Delhi is also worried by the project. China is effectively in a position to control the origins of much of South Asia's water supply [in a way, this has an uncanny resemblance to how Malaysia can determine the flow of water to Singapore by threatening to cut off supply, thus holding the latter hostage to the former's demands]

Qn: How far can prosperity and uncontrolled population growth go hand in hand? (Cam. 2020)