The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is Earth's largest terrestrial canyon, stretching 314 miles long and almost 20,000 feet from top to bottom at its deepest point in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

The river is only partially responsible for carving out the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon. ... The establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region in 1965 made Tibet a provincial-level division of ...

China pushes ahead with huge — and controversial — dam in Tibet. Beijing has approved plans to dam a gorge in the Himalayas that is three times as deep as the Grand Canyon, despite concerns ...

Beijing's approval of a controversial mega dam in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, which flows from Tibet autonomous region into India, has sparked concerns about the environmental ...

China plans to build the world's largest hydropower dam across the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, which might affect India and Bangladesh downstream, ... The proposed dam will span Tibet's Yarlung ...

The dam, which will be located in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river, could generate three times more energy than the Three Gorges Dam, currently the world's largest hydropower plant.

Reports indicate that the colossal development would require at least four 20km-long tunnels to be drilled through the Namcha Barwa mountain, diverting the flow of the Yarlung Tsangpo, Tibet's ...

China has approved the construction of what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, stoking concerns about displacement of communities in Tibet and environmental impacts downstream in India ...