India’s move to establish important first user rights to the waters of the Brahmaputra has received a modest leg-up, potentially posing a challenge to China.
The boost came on Tuesday, when the environment ministry granted in-principle forest clearance—approval of plans to use forest land for industrial projects—to the 800 megawatt (MW) Tawang-II hydroelectric power project on the Tawang Chu river in Arunachal Pradesh.