Zangmu Dam: highest dam in world across Brahmaputra
Q. Zangmu Dam, which is recently in the news is across- Published on 20 Oct 15a. Yellow river
b. Yarlung Tsangpo
c. Mekong river
d. Yangtze River
ANSWER: Yarlung Tsangpo
- Zangmu Dam is a 510MW Chinese hydroelectric dam became operational on the Brahmaputra.
- Brahmaputra is known as Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet.
- Zangmu Hydropower Project is regarded as the highest in the world and just 550km from the Indian border, had been connected to China's national power grid.