July 1, 2024
Beyond the Horizon
By Pradeep Kumar
China’s dam-construction binge has been fueled by its growing energy needs, the necessity of hydropower as a clean fuel, the need for flood control as well as interest in massive infrastructure projects by provincial governments in order to boost their growth figures.
Recent satellite images confirm that China is constructing a new dam on the tributary of the Ganga, close to trijunction of India, Nepal and Tibet. Construction activity has been observed on the northern side of Mabja Zangbo River in Tibet’s Burang county since May 2021. The Mabja Zangbo River flows into Nepal’s Ghaghara or Karnali River before it joins the Ganga River in India. The satellite images were tweeted by Damien Symon, a geospatial researcher. The image reveals obstruction in the river’s path, a reservoir and an embankment type dam. Significantly, media reports in 2020 indicated that a new dam there would be
capable of generating hydropower three times more than that of central China’s Three Gorges Dam, with 22,500 MW installed hydropower capacity, largest in the world and fully operational since 2012.
The big picture that emerges is that the Dragon considers water a strategic weapon to manipulate the behaviour of lower riparian states and a key instrument for its hegemonic game plan. This is clear from the manner in which it has built a large number of dams and dikes to control the flow of rivers on the Indus, Brahmaputra and Mekong. With the occupation of Tibet, China has acquired the starting points for rivers that flow into 18 countries.
Beyond the Horizon By Pradeep Kumar China’s dam-construction binge has been fueled by its growing energy needs, the necessity of hydropower as a clean fuel, the need for flood control as well as interest in massive infrastructure projects by provincial governments in order to boost their growth...
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Sanghis plan on cutting their throats and drowning Pakistan in blood. 
I must say a wonderful strategy do carry on.
