China teams up with Pakistan to build Diamer-Bhasha Dam
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II – International relations
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China has recently teamed up with Pakistan to build the Diamer-Bhasha dam in Gilgit-Baltistan region.
It has created some tension between India and China since India has laid claims over this region.
Key takeaways:
Power China, one of the biggest Chinese power companies, received a contract to build the Diamer-Bhasha dam.
Once completed, the dam will allow Pakistan to use the waters of the Indus for irrigation.
Important value additions:
Diamer-Bhasha Dam
It is a concrete-filled gravity dam, in the initial stages of construction, on the River Indus between Kohistan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Diamer district in Gilgit Baltistan.
The dam site is situated near a place called “Bhasha”, hence the name.
Its foundation stone was laid by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1998.
