Satellite imagery gives a glimpse of the site where China has commenced construction on what will become the world's largest dam and China's most ambitious infrastructure project since the Three Gorges Dam. Newsweek reached out to the Chinese Foreign Ministry and Power Construction Corporation of China via email for comment outside of office hours.

The project on a river that runs through Tibet and India downstream could dwarf the Three Gorges Dam when completed.

China has started the construction of the world's biggest hydropower dam in Tibet, a project estimated to cost 1.2 trillion Yuan.The mega-dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River , located in the

Despite China`s dam project, India holds the upper hand on Brahmaputra water due to rainfall and tributaries.

Chinese authorities have begun constructing what will be the world's largest hydropower dam in Tibetan territory, in a project that has sparked concerns from India and Bangladesh. Chinese Premier Li Qiang presided over a ceremony marking the start of construction on the Yarlung Tsangpo river on Saturday, according to local media.

As China formally began construction of a dam over the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, closer to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh, the river is back in the spotlight. Let's understand this key UPSC geography current affairs topic by connecting it with your syllabus in a simple way.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed some reassurance about China's construction of the world's largest dam on the Brahmaputra, emphasizing the river's diverse water sources. While the dam raises concerns for India and Bangladesh,

The dam will be located in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo. India and Bangladesh have already raised concerns about its possible impact on the millions of people who live downstream.