China reiterated plans for a $137 billion dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, assuring no negative impacts on India and Bangladesh, while India raised concerns about downstream effects and urged transparency.

China on Monday said that the dam over the Brahmaputra river would not have any negative impact on India and Bangladesh. This came after New Delhi registered its protest over the proposed project.China's construction of the hydropower project over the Yarlung Tsangpo River (the Tibetan name for Brahmaputra River) downstream has gone through rigorous scientific verification and will not have any negative impact on the ecological environment,

China defended the planned project over the Brahmaputra River and claimed Beijing has gone through rigorous scientific verification and will not have any negative impact on downstream countries -- India and Bangladesh.

China has reaffirmed its plans to construct the world's largest dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, near the Indian border. Despite concerns from India and Bangladesh, China insists the dam will not harm downstream countries.

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Chinese officials say that hydropower projects in Tibet will not have a major impact on the environment or on downstream water supplies.

China announced that it is building the world's largest dam in Tibet - even larger than the Three Gorges Dam, which according to NASA, has slowed the Earth's rotation by 0.06 seconds. The new dam will be built on the Brahmaputra river.

Beijing's approval of a controversial mega dam in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, which flows from Tibet autonomous region into India, has sparked concerns about the environmental impact of the project,

India has responded to China's plan of constructing the world's largest dam on the Brahmaputra river in Tibet, saying that New Delhi has urged Beijing to ensure that activities in upstream don't harm the interests of downstream states.

China has recently approved the construction of the world's largest Hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra River, also known as the Yarlung Zangbo River in