India plans to build at least 208 hydroelectric projects across the Brahmaputra basin to counter China's massive dam project on the same river, officials privy to the matter told Moneycontrol .

“According to our studies, at least 208 large projects (of more than 25 megawatts each) can be built across 12 sub-basins of the Brahmaputra River. These would amount to a total capacity of nearly 65,000 MW,” said a government official, requesting anonymity.

The multi-project approach is being undertaken to diversify India’s assets across the river and to address the entire stretch, which is prone to Glacial Lake Outburst Floods and flash flood scenarios, the official added.

China is building a 60,000 MW hydropower project , the world's largest, on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet (know

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