China has approved the construction of the world's largest dam on the Brahmaputra River, with an estimated cost of $137 billion. India has expressed concerns over the project.

Beijing has approved the construction of the world's largest dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, with an estimated cost of USD 137 billion, raising concerns in neighboring India and Bangladesh. The Chinese government has sanctioned a hydropower project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, the Tibetan name for the Brahmaputra, as stated in an official announcement reported by Xinhua news agency on Wednesday.