China to Uproot 20 Qinghai Tibetan Villages to Build yet Another Hydropower Dam - Tibetan Review

China to uproot 20 Qinghai Tibetan villages to build yet another hydropower dam - Tibetan Review

(TibetanReview.net, Jul04’25) – China is demolishing 20 Tibetan villages in the upper reaches of the Yellow River (or Huang He, called Machu in Tibet) to make way for a major new hydropower dam despite evidence from Chinese scientists of the intensified risks of geological disasters and serious environmental problems, said London-based campaign group Free Tibet […]

20 Tibetan villages face displacement as China plans new dam on Machu River

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 4: A new hydropower dam confirmed by Chinese authorities on the upper reaches of the Machu River (Yellow River) in eastern Tibet will force the displacement of residents from at least twenty villages, according to a new report released by Free Tibet and Tibet Watch. According to the report, the Tsiha Gorge hydropower dam, to be built at the junction of Badzong County in Golog Prefecture and Drakkar County in Tso…