“Nepal floods are a warning: China’s mega-dams in Tibet should worry Bharat”, Firstpost, 28 Aug 2026.

“At approximately 8:40 am on Wednesday, August 26, catastrophic flash floods tore through the mountainous region along the Nepal-Tibet border, once again exposing the extraordinary vulnerability of the Himalayas to large-scale natural disasters. Current scientific assessments indicate that a large section of a Himalayan glacier collapsed, releasing enormous quantities of ice, rock, mud and debris. The collapse generated a powerful avalanche and debris flow that entered the river system, sending floodwaters surging downstream through the rivers.

The disaster has raised fears of an enormous human toll, with large numbers of people reported dead or missing and extensive damage to infrastructure. If the worst reports are confirmed, it could rank among the most devastating Himalayan disasters in recent history.

Beyond the immediate human tragedy, however, the catastrophe raises a much larger and increasingly urgent question: What happens when infrastructure of unprecedented scale is constructed in one of the most geologically fragile and environmentally unpredictable regions on Earth?

For years, China has been advancing plans for an enormous hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet. Often referred to as the Medog Dam or the Yarlung Tsangpo mega-dam, the project has attracted international attention because of its unprecedented scale, sensitive location and potential consequences for countries downstream………………………..”

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