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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country is building a dam on the Yarlung Zangbo river near the Indian border?
A
Japan
B
France
C
China
D
Cuba
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The new dam is located around 16 km north of the tri-junction and is opposite the Kalapani area of Uttarakhand. The dam is on the Mabja Zangbo river, a tributary of the Ganga. Construction activity on the dam has been observed on the northern side of the river in Burang county, Tibet since May 2021.

Detailed explanation-2: -The dam will be sitting just a few kilometres north of the Indian-Nepali-Chinese border trijunction. Satellite images show work is being done on the Mabja Zangbo river in Tibet’s Burang County since 2021.

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