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Pema Khandu Warns of ‘Water Bomb’ as China Builds World’s Largest Dam Near Arunachal Border

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has raised serious concerns over China’s construction of the Yarlung Tsangpo mega dam near the Indian border, calling it a “ticking water bomb” and a greater threat than military confrontation. He asserted that Arunachal shares a 1,200-km border with Tibet, not China, which forcibly occupied Tibet in 1950. The $137 billion project, approved in 2024, is set to become the world’s largest hydropower dam. Khandu criticised China for not signing the international water treaty and warned that unregulated water release could lead to flooding in Arunachal, as the river flows in from a Himalayan gorge.

first published: Jul 10, 2025 09:45 pm