India Rushes to Build Giant Dam as China Pushes Ahead With World’s Biggest Hydropower Project
PARONG, INDIA — India is scrambling to speed up construction of its biggest-ever dam after Beijing announced plans to build the world’s largest hydropower project just upstream in Tibet. Delhi fears the Chinese mega-dam could slash water flows on the Brahmaputra River by as much as 85% in the dry season, according to government documents…