Goa, July 20 -- China has launched construction of a vast hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in southeastern Tibet, near the border with Arunachal Pradesh. The official groundbreaking ceremony, attended by Premier Li Qiang, underlines the political and infrastructural significance of the venture. Approved by Beijing in December 2023, the development-located in the Nyingchi region-will comprise five major hydropower stations. With an estimated cost of 1.2 trillion yuan (approximately $167.1 billion), it is poised to surpass the scale of China's iconic Three Gorges Dam, becoming the country's largest hydroelectric project once complete.

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