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NEW DELHI (THE STATESMAN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - China is building a super dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Tibet, a state media report said, in a move that could have a far-reaching impact on India s north-east water security.
Originating from the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), the trans-border Yarlung Zangbo flows into Arunachal Pradesh where it is called Siang and then to Assam as Brahmaputra before flowing into Bangladesh.
The state media report indicated that the dam could come up in the Medog county of TAR, which is close to Arunachal Pradesh. China has already built several smaller dams on the Yarlung Zangbo River over which India has conveyed its concerns to Beijing. ....

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