❖ China has approved the construction of the world's largest dam, costing $137 billion, on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet.

❖ This is stated to be the planet's biggest infra project.

❖ This hydropower project is planned in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, the Tibetan name for the Brahmaputra.

❖ China has already Operationalised the $1.5 billion Zam Hydropower Station, the largest in Tibet in 2015.

❖ The Brahmaputra River flows across the Tibetan Plateau, carving out the deepest canyon on Earth and covering a staggering vertical difference of 25,154 feet before reaching India.