China has approved the construction of the world's largest dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet close to the Indian border, raising concerns in India and Bangladesh. The gargantuan undertaking is slated to be the biggest infrastructure project on the planet,

The Chinese government has approved the construction of a hydropower project in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, the Tibetan name for the Brahmaputra, according to an official statement quoted by state-run Xinhua news agency on Wednesday.

The dam, which will be located in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, could produce 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually.