The project will be built in a seismically active and geopolitically sensitive area
The Himalayas are one of the most seismically active areas in the world. The eastern region, where the hydropower project is planned, has historically seen major earthquakes. The project would also be close to a disputed border with India.
Tectonic plate boundaries
Active faults
Major earthquakes (M7.0+) since 1900
QINGHAI
CHINA
Projected
construction area
TIBET
Line of actual control
(disputed by China)
Nyingchi
Lhasa
Yarlung Tsangpo
M8.6 Assam-
Tibet quake,
1950
BHUTAN
Brahmaputra
INDIA
NEPAL
INDIA
MYANMAR
BANGLA.
200 miles
200 km
Tectonic plate boundaries
Active faults
Major earthquakes (M7.0+) since 1900
QINGHAI
CHINA
Projected
construction area
TIBET
Line of actual control
(disputed by China)
Nyingchi
Lhasa
Yarlung Tsangpo
M8.6 Assam-
Tibet quake,
1950
BHUTAN
Brahmaputra
INDIA
NEPAL
INDIA
MYANMAR
BANGLA.
200 miles
200 km
Major earthquakes (M7.0+)
since 1900
Tectonic plate
boundaries
Active faults
QINGHAI
CHINA
Projected
construction area
TIBET
Line of actual control
(disputed by China)
Nyingchi
Lhasa
Yarlung Tsangpo
M8.6 Assam-Tibet
quake, 1950
NEPAL
BHUTAN
Brahmaputra
INDIA
INDIA
MYANMAR
BANGLADESH
200 miles
200 km
Major earthquakes (M7.0+) since 1900
Tectonic plate boundaries
Active faults
QINGHAI
CHINA
TIBET
Projected
construction area
Line of actual control
(disputed by China)
Nyingchi
Lhasa
Yarlung Tsangpo
M8.6 Assam-Tibet
quake, 1950
NEPAL
BHUTAN
Brahmaputra
INDIA
INDIA
MYANMAR
BANGLADESH
200 miles
200 km